I know the stats and there are still a lot of ppl who still use this smaller setup but should we change a design to fit 800x600?
Don’t you think ppl with a smaller set up will expect to vertical scroll a bit. I’m not talking about making them horizontal scroll but with a smaller monitor i dont’ mind vertical scrolling.
Does thinking we have to fit 800x600 hold us back?
What about ppl on larger setups. Are we not just forcing them to look at a ton of empty filler space?
I’m asking this cause for the first time i’m building a site that wont’ fit 800x600 verticaly and i like it.
depends who your visitors are going to be. if you think only people with high resolution are going to be viewing your site, then make it bigger. but if it’s a site about public info or stuff where everyday people with everyday computers are going to be visiting, then you might think about designin at 800x600. however i do feel 800x600 viewers should be expected to scroll.
i don’t have any statistics on hand, but i used to work in a computer shop. i saw a lot of computers for schools, businesses, and just the average user…A LOT of people still use 640x480!
i think the goal of most designers should be to make a page that looks good on 800x600 and 1024x768 and is at least viewable on other resolutions.
ya the stats to show it is pretty much 50/50 between the to resolutions. But dont’ u think as long as we dont’ make it more the 760 wide a 800x600 user will still vist and view the site. As a 800x600 resolution user they will be used to scrolling up and down. As long as they aren’t horazontaly scrolling i think it still counts as viewable in 800x600.
Also dont’ u think designing at a high resolution will help to swtich more ppl over to a larger res. Then again we will see a repeat when 1280x960 becomes more widely used and ppl are desinging to fit 1024x768. Or is 1024x768 the perfect size. Right now it kind of seems like the perfect size to design at.
Yea I get your point, sintax321. I dont know the stats too, but most people I know still use 800x600. I myself think 1024x768 is the best option for now. You can use 1024x768 in a simple 15 inch monitor (which i think most people have, or am I wrong?).
Just my opinion… :sigh:
At Churchill, I’m made to design for 800 x 600. We work on the theory that if we do that, higher resolutions will be able to see it, and the lower res won’t have to scroll. I’m not mad keen, considering the amount of information they expect me to fit into that size screen, but I can see the point.
Plus with the new kinds of monitor coming out, people can’t afford to buy the 17" ones, so have to settle for smaller screen, therefore lower res…
It largely depends on who your target audience will be. If your site will primarily be a design-oriented, cool site that will probably interest other techies, 1024x768 is a good resolution. If you would want the average individual to view it also, then 800x600 is a good choice
The default screen resolution on any new Windows installation is 800x600. Most computer users never change that. Until the default resolution changes to a larger resolution the number of users viewing at 800x600 will remain high enough that, as designers, we’ll have to continue to design sites to be viewed at 800x600.
It hasn’t been all that long ago that I was still designing sites that were viewable in 640x480.
Win XP won’t let my monitor go below 800x600. For my home page I think I’d design for about 1024x768, its not like i’d be losing customers for a company or anything. I might even tell people how to increase their resolution on my site.
I also noticed that the lowest colour depth I can go down to is 16 bit. Why are we encouraged to stick to web safe pallettes?
I think we should higher resolutions and teach people how to change the settings on their pc.
Ya i have never worried about web safe colors ever. It automaticly fills in safe colors anyway so why bother.
Now someone mentioned 1280x960. Has any one tried to make a site at that size. You need a lot of content or a lot of filler graphics to use that much space. 800x600 seems like you are always jamming things. 1024x768 seems to be perfect. Big enough for your content but small enough you arent’ jsut filling space.
Do you think we will ever get to a point where 1280x960 will be the standared?
I can see how you would say build for your target audiance but a 800x600 user really would be used to vertical scrolling.
I think we should higher resolutions and teach people how to change the settings on their pc.
my friends monitor is set at 800 x 600, but the size is only like 16-17 inches or something like that, and the forum shows up fine, its not distorted or smaller or anything like that.
when a person registers, the forum resolution could be edited in their control panel, much like the styles. just a thought.
Ah grasshopper, be careful what you assume. My screen resolution is set to 1024x768, and I think Rev’s is even higher. What you use yourself and what you design for are two unrelated issues.
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A well designed site will work well in all commonly used resolutions. While it may look it’s best at 1024x768 or higher, if it still looks good and functions properly at 800x600 then you’ve done your job as a designer.
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