[sez911]

hi i am currently designing a website for myself

I was wondering what computer resolution is a safe bet for the public to be designed for. Would it to much to say that a website of 1280x 1024 is way too large.

So far my website works best with the minumum of 1280x1024. I guess this is a rookie mistate and I should have thought more on what most people's resolution should be.

I want my site to viewed by the general public and i just read that it is important to consider the type of audience you want your site to attract. Anyone know what resoultion people general create their websites for and what resolutions the majority public set their computers at.

So could anyone give me some a range of resolutions to work with, any tips would be great
toward resolution.

[mike_m]

if it's fixed width go for 760px to be safe. You'd be surprised how many people have thier resolutions set to 800x600

[sez911]

lets say that this site is a web portfolio and the majority of the people viewing it would hopefully be working professionals, would 1280x1024 be an ok resolutions. What if i create a splash page where it would say, this site is best viewed with a resolution of 1280x1024, what that be a safe thing to do?

[pgo]

Originally Posted by sez911

lets say that this site is a web portfolio and the majority of the people viewing it would hopefully be working professionals, would 1280x1024 be an ok resolutions. What if i create a splash page where it would say, this site is best viewed with a resolution of 1280x1024, what that be a safe thing to do?

Nope. The breakdown is roughly thus:

25% @ 800x600
60% @ 1024x768
15% @ 1280x1024 and higher.

Then you have to take into account that you won't have the full resolution width in a maximized browser. I usually go with 750px as it's a nice round number and fits neatly in 800x600.

[Stickman]

Originally Posted by pgo

Nope. The breakdown is roughly thus:

25% @ 800x600
60% @ 1024x768
15% @ 1280x1024 and higher.

For 'working professionals' in the design industry?

If I did a portfolio, I'd ignore 800x600. Depends on your market.

[cam]

Originally Posted by pgo

Nope. The breakdown is roughly thus:

25% @ 800x600
60% @ 1024x768
15% @ 1280x1024 and higher

No site we currently maintain has statistics like that.

As the stick says, it's all relative to your expected/current audience. Stat-checking is essential

[Dusteh]

For clients who take an active interest in their site development, I give themt he choice of how the website will look because there is no right or wrong answer - I just let them know the statistics. Some people are happy to ignore the 20% on 800x600 and plump for a minimum 1024 setup.

This isn't so bad because 800x600 users are dropping at a rate of 5% every 6 months. In another year or two they will be negligable.

For any website, my own or otherwise, I would never design something that did not fit 1024x768

[pgo]

Originally Posted by cam

No site we currently maintain has statistics like that.

As the stick says, it's all relative to your expected/current audience. Stat-checking is essential

Fine, but I'm going off http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

Of course, you should look at your stats and see what's best for your situation.

[sez911]

what would u suggest if it were a filmmakaing portfolio, with video, targetiing mostly perfessionals...and maybe a few family members

Originally Posted by Stickman

For 'working professionals' in the design industry?

If I did a portfolio, I'd ignore 800x600. Depends on your market.