[thelist] Screen Resolution, which to design for?

[Ben Joyce]

Anyone doing anything in 640x480 should be knee-capped.

Ahem.

$0.02

On 1/17/07, Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 10:24 +0000, Dawson Costelloe wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > We're working on a new website for a client, and the question came up
> > about which would be the best, or most commonly used screen resolution
> > to design for. Some are saying, 1024x768, others 800x600, liquid
> > designs came up and lots of other suggestions.
> >
> > Anyone else been through similar and what did you decide to to?
>
> I've always thought it best to design for the Web, and never for one
> particular browsing situation at the expense of others. Also, one should
> note that screen resolution doesn't necessarily imply browser window
> size; it's quite possible and reasonable to have a 640x480 or less
> window on a 1600x1200 screen. Not to mention, there are browsing
> situations where window size or screen resolution as we know them don't
> really apply.
>
> --
> Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn at speakeasy.net>
>
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