Hi Sean, I don't have any resources for screen resolution other than what's available for MY personal and company sites through analytics. If you don't have analytics, and are basically guessing what your customers will be able to see...
First, I'd encourage you to try a fluid layout (em-based not pixel-based width): http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fluidgrids/ It takes a very, very small amount of math. Which is easy to remember (basically target รท context = result). But if you're still insisting on a pixel-based layout, here are some links that might be helpful to your decision to go big (or go home ;) %u2022 Cameron Moll (circa 2006) on Optimal width for 1024px width -- http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/001220.html %u2022 Jakob Neilson (2006) on Screen Resolution and Layout http://www.useit.com/alertbox/screen_resolution.html %u2022 Roger Johansson (2005) Fixed or fluid width? Elastic! http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200504/fixed_or_fluid_width_elastic/ %u2022 Roger Johansson (2008) Specify a max width for em-based layouts http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200803/specify_a_maximum_width_for_embased_layouts/ The truth is, without real stats from YOUR sites, you're just guessing and/or going on data that is irrelevant to you. Which is why I'd suggest you try an elastic layout before locking into a pixel width. Or at the least, specify a max- and min-width in pixels for your outermost container. Feel free to email me off list or hit me up via twitter http://twitter.com/jasonrobb if you'd like to converse about elastic/liquid/fluid/whatever layouts. I'm tickled pink by the subject! =) Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Design & Implementation [email protected] http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44623
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