Flexible or fluid width: which is better for your website?

Richard — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:05:17 +0000

In the world of web design there are two main styles of website. There is the fixed width website and the fluid website, but before you decide which style of website is right for you, you first need to know what both terms mean.

Fixed width website

Fixed width means that the size of your main content, or design, is a fixed width. This is usually determined by a pixel size and is often around the 1,000 pixels mark so that it fits on a 1024×768 resolution, the most common screen size at the moment. When a user has a larger screen size, the size of the website does not change.

Sometimes you will have a tiled background, such as an image or a pattern that expands with the screen, but the design of the website does not expand and the space for your information and products does not expand.

This type of website offers a very tight style, but is often wasteful on space on larger screen resolutions.

Fluid website

A fluid web design is much more flexible as the size of the website changes with the user’s browser size. It can appear very tight and small on a low resolution and, on a high resolution, it can expand to fill the screen. Fluid web designs make much better use of space as they can fill the screen with more information and products, but the design is often compromised for this flexibility.

Which style is right for you will depend on whether you prioritise the look of your website or the real estate of your website. Speak to our experts at Click Consult and we’ll help you decide on the best web design style for your needs.

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Image is the dynamics of everything

Dan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:06:40 +0000

We cannot stress enough the importance of making sure every aspect of the web design process is completed to the highest standards. However, the whole is always equal to the sum of its parts. If we are to ensure that your whole web design is the finished article each of our team needs to perform their tasks outstandingly to ensure the puzzle comes together perfectly. In this regard, our graphic designers are experts when it comes to choosing web images.

Dynamic designs

Click Consult’s graphics team are passionate about the tremendous impact enhanced design can make when facilitating the construction of your website. Branding and image have never been more important in business than they are in the 21st Century. In this regard, paying special attention to detail is foremost of our concerns.

Web images fall under this umbrella and throughout the process of your web design, we actively encourage a to and fro approach between you and our graphic designers. In this way we can ensure web images of the very highest quality represent your business to your market and attract the attention of those you wish to entice.

Our team are qualified in what does and doesn’t work on the internet in terms of imaging and we insist you draw on their expertise throughout the process. We’ll also hand you easy to use software which will give you the ability to upload images and photos onto your website from the convenience of your own offices. It’s natural to want to make your business look polished. Let our team assist.

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Flexible or fluid width: which is better for your website?

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