[thelist] layout check WAS "golden ratio" (WAS: 1.61)
Alex Beston
alex at deltatraffic.co.uk
Mon Dec 6 16:26:35 CST 2004
>
> Yes, meaning that your golden-ratio idea is not being used.
> Fixed-width layouts are quite popular these days, but they have their
> own pros and cons (just not as many cons as your golden-ratio layout
> would have) - but that's a topic for another discussion altogether.
>
ok here goes:
http://deltatraffic.co.uk/salon_copy/750X590Layout.gif
those celltexts are 1:1.33 which is a familar ratio (its the same ratio
as space made by the plastic frame within which you currently staring ).
I have it from good sources that golden ratios dont work on computer
screens. for various reasons.
so what about those proportions? the gaps & menu are 30 px and the
celltexts are 210px widths. the footer was a problem: i tried 80px. the
banner is 140.
theres a little fashion now for 7 (or is it 8 or 9?) px borders which
could be incorporated.
(sorry couldnt find many examples - but try these:
http://www.mrtandme.com/mrt/main/
http://www.designerstalk.com/forums/
perhaps someone could example some others?
)
ok so this is an index page and when a nav item is pressed it goes to a
slightly different layout. probably with scrolling on the main scroll
bar. i think i will forget the overflow: auto stuff.
I think i might squeeze the height of the celltexts and make an overall
height of 560 perhaps. I cant see how it can get any smaller.
this aspect ratio: 790 x 590 = 1:1.27
golden mean: 1:1.61
monitor screens: 1:1.33
browser chrome: approx160px vertical about 14px horizontal. maximised
(F11) approx 27px
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Alex Beston
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