On 5/2/05, Gunlaug S�rtun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Andreas Boehmer [Addictive Media] wrote:
> Something I find really strange is that a lot of people who put
> emphasis on Web Standards suddenly found their way back to
> non-liquid, 800px, centered design. I am wondering why that is?
i really admire a well made fluid width site. I think a fixed width site is potentially easier to maintain and set boundaries and limits for people who may be providing content to a site (like a definte size for a feature picture whos size may form a strong element to the page layout).
I dont see the argument of "if your site layout is a clone of someone elses its not as good as a completely unique layout" as a valid one. Site design is becoming mature. Design patterns (or dare i say 'standard') that make sense and work (like fixed width and a top nav strip) emerge and these patterns are reused simply because they work, not because someone is lazy and copied. (I'm talking about layouts in general here, not outright copying of graphic design - thats obviously not an admirable quality.)
As with lots of things in this game, it comes down to what your situation is. of course the beauty of a css layout is if you and your client change your mind, you can easily change your site to behave differently with a few css tweaks :)
anyway, thats just my 2c :)
pete ottery
