Comments on: Is there a perfect web design width? http://www.crazyxhtml.com/blog/is-there-a-perfect-web-design-width/ All about CSS, Xhtml and wedesign... Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Smith http://www.crazyxhtml.com/blog/is-there-a-perfect-web-design-width/comment-page-1/#comment-8872 Matt Smith Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:59:16 +0000 http://www.crazyxhtml.com/blog/?p=227#comment-8872 I agree that 960px, or something close, does reach a sweet spot. Fixed width layouts are often the best way to dictate your design intend. Liquid layouts are cool, and sometime the right solution, but my clients are almost always fine with a fixed width layout. I appreciate the point you made about 960px being divisible so many common numbers, including 2 primes - 3 and 5. It's common to have a 3 common layout, and very pleasing to the eye. Good post. I'll be checking in with for more... I agree that 960px, or something close, does reach a sweet spot. Fixed width layouts are often the best way to dictate your design intend. Liquid layouts are cool, and sometime the right solution, but my clients are almost always fine with a fixed width layout.

I appreciate the point you made about 960px being divisible so many common numbers, including 2 primes – 3 and 5. It’s common to have a 3 common layout, and very pleasing to the eye.

Good post. I’ll be checking in with for more…

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