HTML comp question
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- gramme
Pardon me if this is a noob question, but what pixel height do you web designers typically use when designing comps for a website that will be primarily HTML...not extremely content-rich, but some vertical scrolling required? I'm working at 950 px wide. I had it set at 650 px high but am finding that a bit restrictive. I don't wanna make it too tall but don't know of a standard convention.
THX
- ismith0
It may be a bad habit, but I usually set it to 1000-1200 for vertical scrolling pages.
- gramme0
that is high, but doesn't seem unreasonable...anyone else? Just wondering if there's a standard. 90% of the sites my firm has designed in the past have been mainly Flash, and 950 x 650 has served well for those purposes, but seems short here.
- 23kon0
650px is the "fold"
the main thing is to make all the most important information above that fold and keep other not-so-important stuff below it.
people arent afraid of scrolling down these days. dont design things to fit above the fold and have them finishing neatly above it - only to have more content below that.
If people see that the page is nicely fitting into their browser (and it doesnt LOOK like theres anything beneath) then they might not scroll down.
whereas if your design shows half-of-something at the fold then its obvious theres something beneath. you dig?
- gramme0
medigs. fanx.
- Witt0
Don't worry about height.
- ukit0
As tall as it need be, and no taller.
- trooper0
at 1025 the fold is 595 usually
- Witt0
I mean, I wouldn't worry about keeping it all on screen. It's just impossible and makes no sense.
Although there's a limit to width (different users resolution = standard is 1024px), there's no limit to height.
So design vertically. Let it work down the page.
- evaaan0
950 wide? Why limit yourself, go elastic if possible. That way everyone wins.
- SoulFly0
look at apple.
do what they do.