How big is too big?
Yui • Posted 8:54PM on September 5, 2007 (3 Comments)
Being a perfectionist, I’m constantly worrying about whether or not my designs are up to par and, even worse, about exactly what “being up to par” should entail. That’s probably why I’ve revamped and recoded every layout on Neogrotesque about 50 times. My latest worry is this: how big can header images get before they’re too big for most visitors to view comfortably? Obviously, if a page loads and I can’t even see the first line of text on my 1280×800 laptop resolution, there’s a problem… but really, how many lines should I be able to see? Having just switched to using Firefox from IE7 as my primary browser, I’ve been noticing that, with all the extra tool bars at the top of the browser window, many of my layout headers are now taking up over half of my viewport, and, while none of my headers are so large that you have to scroll to see the first line of text, I’ve been wondering if I should be going back and cropping my headers more. Any opinions?
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Ravhyne
Posed 10:27PM on September 7, 2007 (Homepage)
I agree with Lukey…Not much else to add from me.
Belinda
Posed 10:09AM on September 16, 2007 (Homepage)
Hello! I surfed by your blog from a link on Metropolis.
I would say at least the first line at 1024×768? Your headers look fine on my resolution (1280×1024), it doesn’t look too big at all.
Lukey
Posed 6:18AM on September 6, 2007 (Homepage)
I looked at the last half-dozen or so layouts that you have posted on Neogrotesque, and even with the link bar, and the Neogrotesque navigation bar at the top I still feel that all of the headers are a reasonable size even when viewed with 1280×800 resolution…You really don’t need to second guess yourself so much!