Screen Resolution Optimization - GoFuckYourself.com

spacedog · 04-28-2006, 03:24 PM

I need 100% honesty & accuracy for this poll. I've been designing my sites at 800x600 for the longest time, tha it has become habit. 2 days ago I purchased a new 21" monitor & can now view sites at 1280x1024, & I noticed how small everything looks on my sites. Pretty damn hard to read if you ask me, but this presents yet another problem. If I design my sites for 1280x1024, then when viewed at 800x600, everything looks too large. What I'd like to achieve is consistant, uniform design to fit within all resolutions comfortably for the viewer. According to your wusage stats, or server stats, logs, or general consensus, what screen resolution is the highest majority of viewers surfing at? Please keep your answers factual & as accurate as possible. I am not looking for guesses or opinions, but real facts. Please take a moment to participate in this poll.

Thank you

Amp · 04-28-2006, 03:25 PM

step away from the computer, and go outside..... immediately.

Life is too fucking short for this level of OCD.

spacedog · 04-28-2006, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amp

step away from the computer, and go outside..... immediately.

Life is too fucking short for this level of OCD.

Hey, how are you..

polish_aristocrat · 04-28-2006, 03:32 PM

you didnt even specify what you're asking

do you ask whats my resolution? or what resolution do i design sites for? or what i think most ppl are using?

btw remember, webmasters might have bigger monitors usually than surfers ;)

spacedog · 04-28-2006, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

you didnt even specify what you're asking

do you ask whats my resolution? or what resolution do i design sites for? or what i think most ppl are using?

btw remember, webmasters might have bigger monitors usually than surfers ;)

In the post is the question

Quote:

what screen resolution is the highest majority of viewers surfing at?

x3guide · 04-28-2006, 03:35 PM

Voted for 1280*768 by mistake. Meant to pick 1280 x 1024. For laptops many people use 1024*768 however, so design for that to be on the safe side.

madawgz · 04-28-2006, 03:40 PM

for webpages, make it the smallest 800-600

spacedog · 04-28-2006, 04:48 PM

bump 8 chars..

AgentCash · 04-28-2006, 07:18 PM

Use liquid layouts

http://www.mardiros.net/liquid-design.html

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What is 'liquid design'

As users, we often see the monitor screen as a square box which displays information, images etc. We perceive it as a fixed medium, at standard resolution, which never changes. For web designers the monitor screen does not have fixed width or height because these variables change, at times in unpredictable ways. People might have larger buttons, toolbars such as Yahoo or Google, they open the Favorites page on the left, they have a double task bar and so on. Therefore the width and height of the screen is different from user to user.

Liquid design means that the web site adapts itself to the available space, the same way water takes the shape of the glass it is in.

CheneyRumsfeld · 04-28-2006, 07:52 PM

nothing says money like a 386 machine running windows 95 and a 800x600 monitor. and dialup. blazing fast 24k connection.
you know he is going to buy.
and has the funds to do it too.

spacedog · 04-29-2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CheneyRumsfeld

nothing says money like a 386 machine running windows 95 and a 800x600 monitor. and dialup. blazing fast 24k connection.
you know he is going to buy.
and has the funds to do it too.

lol, I don't even think you can ftp on a 24k connection, lol...

G-Rotica · 04-29-2006, 02:28 PM

my logs say 1024x768, but i'm still designing at 800x600

Manowar · 04-29-2006, 02:51 PM

1024 for me

View Poll Results: Screen Resolutions
800 x 600	2	11.11%
1024 x 768	7	38.89%
1152 x 864	2	11.11%
1280 x 720	0	0%
1280 x 768	1	5.56%
1280 x 960	0	0%
1280 x 1024	6	33.33%
Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll

04-28-2006, 03:24 PM	#1
spacedog Yes that IS me. Bitch. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 14,149	Screen Resolution Optimization I need 100% honesty & accuracy for this poll. I've been designing my sites at 800x600 for the longest time, tha it has become habit. 2 days ago I purchased a new 21" monitor & can now view sites at 1280x1024, & I noticed how small everything looks on my sites. Pretty damn hard to read if you ask me, but this presents yet another problem. If I design my sites for 1280x1024, then when viewed at 800x600, everything looks too large. What I'd like to achieve is consistant, uniform design to fit within all resolutions comfortably for the viewer. According to your wusage stats, or server stats, logs, or general consensus, what screen resolution is the highest majority of viewers surfing at? Please keep your answers factual & as accurate as possible. I am not looking for guesses or opinions, but real facts. Please take a moment to participate in this poll. Thank you

04-28-2006, 03:32 PM	#4
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	you didnt even specify what you're asking do you ask whats my resolution? or what resolution do i design sites for? or what i think most ppl are using? btw remember, webmasters might have bigger monitors usually than surfers ;) __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

04-28-2006, 03:35 PM	#6
x3guide Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: lake titicaca Posts: 735	Voted for 1280768 by mistake. Meant to pick 1280 x 1024. For laptops many people use 1024768 however, so design for that to be on the safe side. __________________ Shomer fuckin shabbas

04-28-2006, 03:40 PM	#7
madawgz 8.8.8.8 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noordermarkt Posts: 30,509	for webpages, make it the smallest 800-600 __________________ TAEMDLRMSKRJIXMRLSMRJ.

04-28-2006, 03:25 PM	#2
Amp So Fucking Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 1,661	step away from the computer, and go outside..... immediately. Life is too fucking short for this level of OCD.

04-28-2006, 04:48 PM	#8
spacedog Yes that IS me. Bitch. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 14,149	bump 8 chars..

04-28-2006, 07:52 PM	#10
CheneyRumsfeld Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,341	nothing says money like a 386 machine running windows 95 and a 800x600 monitor. and dialup. blazing fast 24k connection. you know he is going to buy. and has the funds to do it too.

04-29-2006, 02:28 PM	#12
G-Rotica Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,258	my logs say 1024x768, but i'm still designing at 800x600 __________________

04-29-2006, 02:51 PM	#13
Manowar jellyfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 71,528	1024 for me