Standard web page size?

[Jim Brennan]

I'm designing the background for a web page in photoshop. I know I should go with 72dpi res, but what's a good size? 8.5x11?

 

[Amr Rahmy]

if your talking inside the page background, then 950(safe) to 980(cool) width, the height depends on he site of course.you can account for fill on the outside too if needed.

 

[Steve Laramie]

950 is always recommended so that grandma can see your website with her monitor from 95.

 

[Jim Brennan]

Thanks guys.

 

[Capt Quirk]

I usually design the content to fit 800 width, just in case of smaller screens/lower resolutions.

 

[Anhar_Miah]

I second 800, however please do consider "liquid layouts", unless strictly needed its good design practice to avoid fixed layouts.

Anhar

 

[alveraz]

My sites are at 850 i think, small but effective...

www.patchworkcomics.com
www.zampanophoto.com

 

[Beat Takeshi]

It used to be 800x600 but now-a-days something that fits in the 1020 standard is good at 72 dpi. I used to use small text sizes with pixel fonts but now my eyes strain with them so I wouldn't recommend them anymore. They were cool when 2advanced.com was the sh1tz.
Well after writing that I went back to 2advanced and... they still are the sh1tz.

 

[Capt Quirk]

Hey Beat- What happens when somebody tries to see that site with a cell phone? As Anhar suggested, a liquid layout that will stretch or shrink is best, but you can only squeeze so much, ya know?

 

[Steve Laramie]

thats what she said. And if its on a phone you can usually zoom in and out so it shouldnt really matter since its no set resolution on a phone.

 

[Jim Brennan]

Not sure how to do a liquid layout.

I am designing the background in photoshop, but I use iWeb.

 

[Beat Takeshi]

I don't know anything about liquid layouts yet.

 

[Capt Quirk]

Liquid layouts use percentages instead of fixed dimensions. If a screen is big, it will spread out to fit. Look it up and you will find plenty of tutorials.