What's the standard height for modern web design made in Adobe illustrator CS5? The default width and height settings in illy CS5 for a new web document are too small. I'm trying to make a custom ecommerce Magento template in Adobe Illustrator CS5 similar to Magento themes found on Template Monster. Where can I obtain a free Magento template that's compatible with Magento CE 1.7.0.2 to use as a guide in Adobe Illustrator?
I don't know about height. Normally the Width is what is important. Height varies according to content, that's why you scroll down. I believe you are talking about width. Well, for width you can make it 1000px, but according to statistics more users have a 1280x760 screen resolution these days, so making your design in a 1200px width would be wise and future proof. As you add content in your design you can increase the height, but as I said, width is the most important.
I have in mind the width (1920 px) I plan to utilize because of a custom background and other elements I intend on using in website mock up but I want to make the height of web document longer. I don't want to make the height of template too long though. How do I increase the height after I initially create a new web document in Adobe Illustrator CS5? What standard height does Template Monster or others use for making custom Magento templates?
Site does not matter because ,any site that must convert to HTML or CSS before uploading www directory. Only layout can be design by Photoshop and illustrator.
Okay, designing your site with a fixed resolution is a bad idea for a whole array of reasons. I'll post a couple. 1. Fixed size images (especially background) are usually huge in file size and make the site load ridiculously slow. 2. Screen resolution is not fixed. Both width and height should be variable, so use fixed colours or small, repeating images. If you design your website for 1920*1200 displays you immediately lose the good majority of your visitors. My screen resolution is set to 1920*1200 on my main monitor, and even if I run a browser fully maximized, I still have side menus and scrollbars, which take my screen width down. Most of the time I run my browser in half-screen mode, or on my smaller monitor. Plus a very large proportion of visitors these days come from smartphones and tablets, and your shop won't work on those. So people won't buy stuff. Illustrator has its place (vector logos and other graphics that need to be scaled), web design is not it.
I'm not designing my website for smartphones or tablets. It'll be too in depth for browsing on smartphone and tablet. Some web designers prefer Illustrator over Photoshop and I can export PSD files from illustrator. Some things, mainly images, will be designed or handle in Photoshop then imported into Illustrator.
I never tried to make any web design in adobe illustrator so i think this is not gonna happen as i might think.