Template size...

Hello i need to know what size is good for templates because one client request one template and i don't know what size i need to make...
Thank you,
cheafynelu

 

I usually use 1024x768 pixel when designing web templates.

 

If you are a serious web desiger / developer then you should already know the screen resolutions and the most typical resolution to design for is 1024px X 768px .

 

haha wow, what douchetastic replies.

I'll give you a little more help than they did here.

Since the web was invented in 1988, screen sizes have been an issue. At first, websites were simply text documents with links and the layout didn't matter, but as time went on, people started making tables and putting the content in a visual structure.

Common screen sizes increased from 648x480 to 800x600, and then the majority of people had 800x, most sites redesigned. Then 1024x768 came along and when most people had that, everybody move on again.

Well, today most people with computers have screens larger than 1024x768, but what people with large screens usually do is browse the web using only half of their desktop. Just because I have a screen that's 1680x1050 doesn't mean I make my browser full-screen.

Remember also netbooks, iPhones and other portable devices suffer low resolutions, but are usually at least 1024 wide (andf the iPhone zooms so it doesn't matter)

Now, if you design your site 1024 pixels wide, you're forgetting about window borders and scrollbars and all of that, so most web designers found a value for the width of websites that works really well: 960 pixels.

960 is a great value for web design because it's easy to work with. It's easy to divide it by 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 so you ca easily design using whatever width of column or grid size you want (which really helps the layout)

And, I'll do one better than the guy above too, I'll point you toward an easy-to-use CSS framework that will help you if you're coding the sites, or if you're just designing them, it's something to look at and keep in mind. a website that's 960 works for everybody, and the size is perfect.

http://960.gs/

Good luck to you!

 

thx innovati for reply and for all who reply on this topic...
thank you ,
cheafynelu

 

960px is the standard these days.. don't design at 1000px as that would leave very little room for the scroll bars. Horizontal scrolling looks really tacky on a professionally designed website.