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Nikolaus Hruska@nikolaushruska: RT @visualrinse: Big screens are the new norm for non-mobile... You can now target over 1024 safely. Via Jakob Nielsen http://t.co/Wv8U1uVb
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Computer Screens Getting Bigger
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Summary:
Reasonably big monitors have finally become the most common class of desktop computer screen, dethroning the 1024×768 resolution that was long the target for web design. -
Implications of Bigger Monitors
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Changes in screen sizes happen very slowly
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Small screens are finally so rare
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Big screens are now the most common
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1280–1600
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In usability studies, the cardinal rule is always to test on the equipment used by the most customers
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For web design, I've always recommended avoiding "frozen" designs and instead ensuring that your design can scale across a range of screen resolutions
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you must target something as the best case
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One more trend doesn't show in the chart: the change from fairly square screens (4:3 aspect ratio) to widescreen displays, which often have the 16:9 aspect ratio of HD TV
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The old recommendation was to make your website look its best at 1024×768. The new guideline is to optimize for widescreen monitors around 1440 pixels wide.
Both old and new guidelines come with an important caveat: make sure that the design works almost as well at several sizes up and down from the core target. Thus, the term "optimize for" should definitely not be interpreted as "only working at."
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One more trend doesn't show in the chart: the change from fairly square screens (4:3 aspect ratio) to widescreen displays, which often have the 16:9 aspect ratio of HD TV.
Screens that are very wide but not particularly tall are well matched with the human visual system. However, they don't fit the way we currently design web pages: most web layouts are fairly narrow and very long.
Designers should start experimenting with ways to utilize horizontal screen space and create web pages that enhance usability for people with big monitors and widescreen monitors. (They should also use methods such as responsive design to continue supporting those smaller screens, which will be with us until decade's end.)
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Morten Brunbjerg BechJakob Nielsen anbefaler flydende layouts, optimeret til skærmstørrelsen 1024x768.
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Currently, about 60% of all monitors are set at 1024×768 pixels. (The detailed statistics and trends are on page 226 of my new book.) In comparison, only about 17% use 800×600 so it's obviously less important to aim at perfection for these small-display users. What's equally obvious, however, is that you can't simply ignore 17% of your customer segment by providing a frozen layout that requires more screen space than they have available.
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Nguyen Tien SiScreen Resolution and Page Layout
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David DiGiammerinoOptimize Web pages for 1024x768, but use a liquid layout that stretches well for any resolution, from 800x600 to 1280x1024.
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One of the most frequently asked questions in my Web usability course is "What screen resolution should we design for?" The full answer is a bit tricky, but the basic advice is clear:
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One of the most frequently asked questions in my Web usability course is "What screen resolution should we design for?" The full answer is a bit tricky, but the basic advice is clear:
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In comparison, only about 17% use 800x600
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about 18% of users have at least 1280x1024
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Chris Lawson"anyone who makes at least $50,000 per year ought to have at least 1600x1200 screen resolution"
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Screen Resolution
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Screen Resolution
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Tommaso BaldovinoAlertbox di Jacob Nielsen su risoluzione e layout delle pagine
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your page should look and work the best at the most common size
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- Initial visibility: Is all key information visible above the fold so users can see it without scrolling? This is a tradeoff between how many items are shown vs. how much detail is displayed for each item.
- Readability: How easy is it to read the text in various columns, given their allocated width?
- Aesthetics: How good does your page look when the elements are at the proper size and location for this screen size? Do all the elements line up correctly -- that is, are captions immediately next to the photos, etc.?
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Users generally don't like to scroll
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18 Aug 06
David FoltzJacob Nielson blesses 1024x768 with liquid.
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Adam CutlerSummary: Optimize Web pages for 1024x768, but use a liquid layout that stretches well for any resolution, from 800x600 to 1280x1024.
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paulocoimbraJaKozão falando sobre resolução de tela e layout líquido. O que me espanta é ele dizer "0timize para 1024x768". Nossa, os tempos mudaram! E ele quer resoluções maiores... JaKozão, uma palavra para vc: MOBILE!
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Ben GodfreyJakob couldn't sound more smug than when he's on home turf, he couldn't be more right either.
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