[atouck]

what is the best resolution to design a website?
I would go for 1024x768 px with the content at 1000 px

[rustybones]

Ah hmmmm... it's still debatable but I personally design for 1024x768 with the content either 100% (fluid) or 950px (fixed)... up to you really

[woodss]

960px to facilitate a grid with equal decent-sized columns.

[pgo]

Originally Posted by woodss

960px to facilitate a grid with equal decent-sized columns.

You can build a grid at 950... or 940... or 924... or any even number.

[seen.to]

Congratulations, this is the 1,000th thread on the same subject.

It depends on your target audience and the technology they are likely to have available to them.

[atouck]

@seen.to

yeah maybe a lot of people asked this question or shown interest in it but the web is constantly changing and I just wanted to know what's the trend nowadays. I am building my first website and I want it to look good

[woodss]

Originally Posted by pgo

You can build a grid at 950... or 940... or 924... or any even number.

obviously...

But if you did some reading, perhaps then you'd see why 960 is a recommended width for 1024x768 resolution.

Back in December Cameron Moll wrote an extremely popular blog post called Gridding the 960 about using 960 pixels as a good baseline size for designing for 1024px resolution on web pages and distributed the grid he used in the article for free.

The point of 960px is that it subdivides nicely into lots of equal column sizes so is a very versatile width. It also happens to be slightly less than the minimum width you can actually use when a browser is maximised on a 1024 pixel wide display, taking into account browser chrome (the window edges and scrollbars).

Graphical Explanation:
http://960.gs/demo.html

Blog articles:
Blog - Designified: 960px grid
Gridding the 960 ~ Authentic Boredom

It's all about consistency - so yes, of course you can divide any even number. But you might not be able to divide it equally, or into as many "chunks" with decent content sizes as 960 offers.

[atouck]

@woodss

great resources mate thanks

[steveb]

I had a good resolution once, but I broke it.

[seen.to]

Originally Posted by atouck

@seen.to

yeah maybe a lot of people asked this question or shown interest in it but the web is constantly changing and I just wanted to know what's the trend nowadays. I am building my first website and I want it to look good

That's a fair point, and technology is constantly changing. But things haven't changed that much since May 7th (8 days ago) when the question was last asked [url=http://www.designerstalk.com/forums/web-standards/35440-website-dimensions.html]here[/url.

And it hadn't changed much then since Feb 22nd (here) or in the 998 other threads asking the same question.

Search is your friend.

And no matter how much technology changes you should always design based upon the lowest common denominator (non-negligible) of your target audience.

[clickpopmedia]

I did want to let everyone know, a great resource on screen resolutions and whatnot is w3schools.com. I think as of April about 90% of browser resolutions were 1024 x 768 or higher.

I do want to note, w3schools browser stats are more geared toward tech-minded people, but it's still probably a good indicator.

[Shiro]

Or look at your server stats and see what monitor size your users are using. If you have 1% of users using 800X600, you may be able to safely ignore them (its up to you). But if you have 5% of your users with that sized monitor, then you are probably better off designing your site so that they also can see it properly.

[jezz]

Originally Posted by seen.to

Congratulations, this is the 1,000th thread on the same subject.

It depends on your target audience and the technology they are likely to have available to them.

As long as it's accessible, that's truely what matters most. And it's completely variable, depending on the project, as has been mentioned.

Personally tho, I go for 960px, or 95% fluid. Go figure?

[sukino]

I once designed a website in 1024 x 768. Then I felt like crying. Especially when I realised that my client's employees have 800 x 600 resolutions. >.< What a nightmare. But I learnt something. It is not just the majority of the internet users, but ALSO the client's employees.

[haysuess]

I always design at 960x720 for fixed resolutions. They are both divisible by a large amount of numbers and when designed this way fit into most browsers' windows without scrolling. Obviously when content is added it will stretch vertically and scrolling is necessary but I find this to be the best when working with fixed sizes

[dominic.louis]

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