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What Screen Resolution Should My Website Be Designed For?
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The different screen resolutions used on different people's computers is a constant problem for web design professionals and web developers. When you create a web design you need to ensure that it looks OK on the smallest of resolutions as well as the largest of resolutions, and this can be really challenging.
At Click Consult we know about different screen resolutions used by internet users and we know what resolutions are the most common. Therefore, we can design your website to look good on the majority of resolutions and still be scalable so that larger and smaller screen resolutions can also see your website.
One important point is that as a client you shouldn’t necessarily insist that your website fills your computer screen because your resolution may not be the most common, or the one used by your customers. You will want your web design to look best for the majority of your customers as it is they who will be buying from your website or sending you enquiries.
For example, the most common screen resolution used to be 800×600, which means that websites over 800 pixels wide would be ‘cut off’ on the user’s screen, forcing them to have to scroll horizontally. Now the most common resolution is 1024×768, meaning that websites designed for 800×600 look small on that resolution.
A useful tip is to have your web design crafted to fit the most common resolution, but to have it expand using a fluid design for users on larger resolutions.
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