On fivesecondtest, do testers behave like "real" visitors or are they "overqualified geeks"? How similar are they to the average visitor?
Does anyone have first hand experiences?
Many websites out there would benefit from following these tips. Unfortunately, layout seems an underappreciated art on the web -- or maybe it's the variable widths that just makes it too hard?
I've seen very few variable-width websites in recent years. Fixed-width (at around 960px) seems to be a much more standard design practice. This happened for a couple reasons. Chiefly, monitors have gotten wide, and percent-based widths often get too wide. Secondly, browser zoom has become more available, giving variable width little advantage over a fixed width.