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• Are Resizable Layouts Dead?

  Author

  Ethan Poole

  Date

  Thu 13 Nov 2008 at 17:45

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  Blog Entry

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  I've noticed in the past few months that fewer and fewer websites have resizable layouts that can properly shrink for an 800x600 resolution. The few resizable layouts I've encountered will only shrink for an 1024x768 resolution, which I guess they assume is the most common monitor size now, and slightly expand for anything larger. It was only a few years ago that most websites catered to an 800x600 resolution! Now it seems the era of resizable layouts is dying out. Resizable layouts are ultimately better for the user because they don't re…

• Redesigning Lowter's Homepage

  Author

  Ethan Poole

  Date

  Thu 25 Sep 2008 at 10:41

  Type

  Blog Entry

  As some of you have probably noticed, Lowter's homepage has been redesigned! The design was much needed and gave Lowter a nice facelift without redoing the entire design. An issue I personally have is not being able to do subtle design changes. Rather, every update to the design of Lowter is always radically different and retains very little from the previous design. However, Lowter's current layout works very well across browsers and in different screen resolutions, so there was no need for a major layout change. The goals for the new h…

• Radical Redesign vs. Subtle Redesign

  Author

  Ethan Poole

  Date

  Thu 1 May 2008 at 22:02

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  Blog Entry

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  1 comment

  I have always been one for radical redesigns of websites, instead of doing subtle, face-lifting redesigns. At times, radically redesigning a website from the ground up has its benefits, but, in actuality, a face-lift redesign can often prove to be much more effective. Sure, styles in web design change over time, as technology improves and the Internet cranks onwards. However, in reality, the general convention of a website does not really change over time; there are tried-and-true techniques for much of web design. Logos work best in the up…