Posts Tagged ‘Resolutions’

Applied Design: Twitter Peek-a-Boo Sidebar

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Twitter sidebars are a useful way of providing info about yourself to your users and many people have come up with some inventive designs. The problem which I’ve come across with most designs is that at a resolution of 1024 x 768 the sidebar can get cut in half and the extra information you’re trying to provide gets cut in half too:

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Futher Reading 2: Men Need Speed, The 10 Minute Rule and Bye Bye 960px

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

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Another fine selection of articles including usability studies, brain rules and whether it’s time to move onto larger displays.

Men Need Speed by Web Optimization (via Jeffery Zeldman) – Usability Study

Creating Consistently Colourful User Experiences by Andrew Maier (via Script&Style) – Tutorial

The Ten Minute Rule by John Medina -  Article

Is It Time To Move Beyond 960? by Cameron Moll - Article

The Ultimate Guide To Using Wordpress As A Portfolio by Cameron Chapmen – Article

Got any suggestions for interesting articles? Let me know by dropping them in the comments! Thanks!