I design so that people can use a display of any resolution to read my content. Why guess and be wrong 90% of the time when you can not guess and always be right?
The web is not print.
The web is not print.
Also, if you design for 'the lowest common denominator', how does your site look when people view it in a 1920 x 1200 monitor?
Do you ever consider spoiling the experience for them?
Not being rude, but seriously curious.
I would like to have a very fluid design for all resolutions, i.e. % based, but I am running into many problems.
In an attempt to just get it fixed and launched, I started this poll to get an idea as to what the popular resolutions are.
For a real example: http://hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/ implemented a 4-column layout at the end of June that looks great on both my 1920 monitor, and my mobile. Try resizing your browser window to see the effect in action.