4:5 Design for Commonly Used Screen Resolutions

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4:5 Design for Commonly Used Screen Resolutions

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Document Type: Guideline

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Guideline:

Design for monitors with the screen resolution set at 1024x768 pixels.

Comments:

Designers should attempt to accommodate ninety-five percent of all users. As of June 2006, 56% of users have their screen resolution set at 1024x768. By designing for 1024x768, designers will accommodate this most common resolution, as well as those at any higher resolution. Ensure that all testing of Web sites is done using the most common screen resolutions.

Sources:

Evans, M. (1998). Web Design: An Empiricist’s Guide. Unpublished master’s thesis. Seattle: University of Washington. Retrieved May 2003, from http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/webmastr/webdesgn.pdf.
Jupitermedia Corporation (2003). thecounter.com. Retrieved November 2005, from http://www.thecounter.com/.

Good Example:

Here are the statistics for the most commonly used screen resolutions. 04_05_good_example

Related Resources:

Title: Popular Screen Resolutions
Description: This link provides the most recent statistics on screen resolutions used.
URL: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp