? Resolution Standards ?
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- Mel
I was wondering what resolution most of you design at FOR CLIENTS. Still 800x600, or is that now a thing of the past.
I've tried to find some good stats online (other than reinvigorate.net) but can't find any free sites with stats. Let me know of some!
I'm going to be doing a online dating website: competition to lavalife.com. We are aiming it at young urban professionals. There is a lot of content, therefore 1024 res would be ideal for layout, but is this risky? I just figure, most people going to this type of site would have a decent computer, used in 1024 res.
thanks ahead for the much needed feedback. :)
- sp0
I think on average now, that 1024 is standard. With the advent of all the cheap hardware/systems out there now, it's pretty easy for users to have 1024.
But, of course that relies on whether a client is smart enough to up their res.
:)
I would design it for 1024...just use the Web Monkey's resultion/browser size charts to make sure it's visibile all around - ie. chrome doesn't get in the way, etc...
- Mel0
webmonkey? .com?
- cinder0
800x600
- Carty0
1024
- mitsu0
800x600: for the urban professionals who value their eyesight.
- ribit0
but... if they have a 1024x768 LCD and you design at 800x600 you are making everything smaller then needed...bad for their eyesight...
- sp0
- protoculture0
it all depends on your target audience.
i work for an academic institution, so 800x600 is standard for me.
- mitsu0
just make it work with any resolution - that's your best bet.
personally, i've always like nerve.com's layout.
- kpl0
800
- corin0
I think its important to remember that one of the most valuable assets of the internet is that you don't have to use 'yor' computer to access it, maybe your target audience has the large-res system you expect them to at home, but do you know if they will be accessing the site from that computer? I'm on-site at the moment and newstoday doesn't fit into the 800*600 res i'm currently afflicted with, so i just scroll over to the PV-AN and leave it there, ignoring all the other content on the page.
- jevad0
it has to look good in 800x600 still.
and be functional.
newstoday doesn't really need to be because I don't know ANY designers out there sporting 8x6!
- CAJTBr0
i just did a 640 site.
- CyBrainX0
I would look up the stats, but I get the feeling that you will be ok with 1024x768. There are a lot of sites done that size now. It seems like your audience might be right for it.
Plus, that way, the babies can post larger pictures of themselves. Yay!!!
- shellie0
Echoecho.com is a good resource. Standards stats are updated weekly i think.. or maybe even more often. if you design something for 1024x768, you're ignoring 49 percent of people around the world who have 800x600 resolution. that percentage is too large to ignore.
(you wouldnt really be doing your job as a designer if 49% of your client's potential customers cant see their site correctly)
640x480 is a thing of the past. i no longer design sites to look best at that resolution because less than one percent. but even then at 640x480 you site should be functional.
if your designing for designers (example heavy.com) i can see why you design a site at a much larger resolution.
i say, anything under 3% of people is a negligible number.
- DeLeon0
I actually created a photoshop template file that I use based on webmonkey.com's minimum resolution standards.
You may download it here: www.digitalbadass.com/downloads...
Takes into account the minimum size to design for when designing for 640x480, 800x600, etc