above the fold
January 25, 2010
Web designers all know that we have to place our most important content “above the fold” to catch the viewer’s attention. That means placing it within the first 400px of your web page. Period.
I always have trouble memorizing the dimensions of web pages according to monitor resolutions and so writing them down makes a lot of sense – for me:
Monitor Resolution / Web Page Dimensions
- 640×480 / 536×196
- 640×480 / 600×300 (maximize browser window)
- 800×600 / 760×420
- 832×624 / 795×470
- 1024×768 / 955×600
These days though, I love designing web pages using the 960 Grid System. You’re almost guaranteed a clean, good-looking layout every time!
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