Most resolutions are 1024×768 or higher!
There is something beautiful about that title. Something that sings in your ear. Maybe it’s a bit of magic you had never thought possible, or maybe, just maybe, it’s something come true which you had wished for your whole professional life, that is, if you are a web designer from the 90′s.
While listening to 5by5′s Big Web Show I ran across the site for the interviewee, Andy Rutledge, which lead to a post about Big Brand 1080px Design and going wider than the current 960px web design layout craze. Somewhere in the post I came across the w3schools browser stats and that’s where it slapped me in the face..
“Today, most computers are using a screen resolution of 1024×768 pixels or higher”.
Initially you might say, “big whoop, I’ve been using a 1024 or higher resolution for years”.. Agreeingly, so have I. And yes, we’ll always need to be mindful of other/smaller devices (mobile, tablet, etc) viewing our webpages — not only computers. The difference now is more than 90% of ALL users are using a 1024 or higher resolution as well, and that’s great news. We can finally, and now confidently, shake that 1024px layout monkey off of our back.
The trend of increasing monitor sizes and resolutions will continue to grow, and if you listen closely, every once in a while you will hear a muffled cheer at each milestone. First it was the initial hurdle of 800px wide, and now the even larger 1024px wide resolution. Known or not to the outside world, this is indeed and once again an exciting time for web designers.