Comments on: 800 x 600: Design for suckas http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas Inspiration and Motivation for People with Big Dreams Thu, 17 May 2012 20:36:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Global http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-4309 Global Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:27:45 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-4309 Great Post thanks for your insightful opinion... Great Post thanks for your insightful opinion…

]]> By: Dan http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1704 Dan Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:40:55 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1704 Ben, is that for even residential buildings and such too that needs to have wheelchair access? Wouldn't that mean any home with a second story would need an elevator or some sort elaborate ramp to get upstairs? That just doesn't seem feasible... However any public building, say a court-house, or any other official or government building would need to be accessible...that makes perfect sense. I'm sure we have that regulation here in the States. I beleive it's the same for our goverment and official websites as well. But a commercial page or personal page doesnt and shouldn't have to conform neccesiarily to those standards. It simply isn't feasible. For instance...Say I'm desinging a site in full Flash for a high fashion and high profile designer targeted to wealthy teens...it's safe to sya they're going to have modern computers...It isn't practical for my contractor to have me design a full blown alternate XHTML site with similar functionality. That's more billable ours for me sure, but it's in excess to what the contractor needs. Again, if I was designing for the AARP (Association...?? Retired People) it's imperative of me to have a site that downgrades well. Ben, is that for even residential buildings and such too that needs to have wheelchair access? Wouldn’t that mean any home with a second story would need an elevator or some sort elaborate ramp to get upstairs? That just doesn’t seem feasible…

However any public building, say a court-house, or any other official or government building would need to be accessible…that makes perfect sense. I’m sure we have that regulation here in the States. I beleive it’s the same for our goverment and official websites as well.

But a commercial page or personal page doesnt and shouldn’t have to conform neccesiarily to those standards. It simply isn’t feasible.

For instance…Say I’m desinging a site in full Flash for a high fashion and high profile designer targeted to wealthy teens…it’s safe to sya they’re going to have modern computers…It isn’t practical for my contractor to have me design a full blown alternate XHTML site with similar functionality. That’s more billable ours for me sure, but it’s in excess to what the contractor needs.

Again, if I was designing for the AARP (Association…?? Retired People) it’s imperative of me to have a site that downgrades well.

]]> By: Ben http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1589 Ben Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:31:02 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1589 I build houses as well as web sites UK building Regulations dictate that ALL new buildings have to be built for wheelchair access to ALL rooms and ALL available facilities.... Surely be making a website inaccessible to partially sited / senior citizens etc is discrimination? I like design - based layouts as much as the next person, but a good designer should be able to cut a happy medium to avoid turning people away..... round these parts, Dans statement "it’s possible they’re running on a second hand machine from their son-in-law or they’ve had no real compelling reason to upgrade in the last 10 years on their fixed social security income and ARE still using those old screens." certainly rings true..... I build houses as well as web sites
UK building Regulations dictate that ALL new buildings have to be built for wheelchair access to ALL rooms and ALL available facilities….

Surely be making a website inaccessible to partially sited / senior citizens etc is discrimination?

I like design - based layouts as much as the next person, but a good designer should be able to cut a happy medium to avoid turning people away…..

round these parts, Dans statement
“it’s possible they’re running on a second hand machine from their son-in-law or they’ve had no real compelling reason to upgrade in the last 10 years on their fixed social security income and ARE still using those old screens.”
certainly rings true…..

]]> By: Sally http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1431 Sally Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:38:41 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1431 Interesting thoughts, for someone like myself who knows nothing of web design, I still enjoy top quality sites that make your mind say "OOOOOO!" Interesting thoughts, for someone like myself who knows nothing of web design, I still enjoy top quality sites that make your mind say “OOOOOO!”

]]> By: Welcome to Paradise http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1407 Welcome to Paradise Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:05:26 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1407 As a designer, I do have to think about the certain 20-30% of my website visitors who still are browsing in the 800 x 600 resolutions. But yes, I have made up my mind that I will be now switching to the 1024 x 768 resolutions and higher. Yes, some viewers will face difficulties. But, the larger portion of my website visitor will gain. Having a larger access of information in a single screen and easier access of information. As a designer, I do have to think about the certain 20-30% of my website visitors who still are browsing in the 800 x 600 resolutions. But yes, I have made up my mind that I will be now switching to the 1024 x 768 resolutions and higher.

Yes, some viewers will face difficulties. But, the larger portion of my website visitor will gain. Having a larger access of information in a single screen and easier access of information.

]]> By: Dan http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1051 Dan Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:24:46 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-1051 It all comes down to knowing your audience. If you're redesigning the site for the AARP, or some other site for senior citizens, it's possible they're running on a second hand machine from their son-in-law or they've had no real compelling reason to upgrade in the last 10 years on their fixed social security income and ARE still using those old screens. But if you're designing for mainstream business and the like, they'll be running 1024x768 as a standard resolution. Again, just know your audience but in general I think it's well and good to go for 1024 resolutions. It all comes down to knowing your audience. If you’re redesigning the site for the AARP, or some other site for senior citizens, it’s possible they’re running on a second hand machine from their son-in-law or they’ve had no real compelling reason to upgrade in the last 10 years on their fixed social security income and ARE still using those old screens.

But if you’re designing for mainstream business and the like, they’ll be running 1024×768 as a standard resolution.

Again, just know your audience but in general I think it’s well and good to go for 1024 resolutions.

]]> By: Deron Sizemore http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-51 Deron Sizemore Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:52:58 +0000 http://ravivora.com/blog/800-x-600-design-for-suckas#comment-51 :) I agree 100%. When I originally designed my site I made it compatible with 800x600 and felt like I had no space to implement anything and it was all jam packed. I decided to never design for 800x600 again. :) I agree 100%. When I originally designed my site I made it compatible with 800×600 and felt like I had no space to implement anything and it was all jam packed. I decided to never design for 800×600 again.

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