Belive it or not my time as a web developer/programmer has left me with one big handicap when it comes to web design…

I prefer a REALLY tight resolution on any monitor I use.

I supposed this stems from my coding days; The more real estate I had on-screen the more of the programming code I could see without scrolling.

For instance right now I’m using 1600×1200 resolution on my monitor here at work.

But when I design a site I have to keep in mind that other people may not feel the same about this. So it become crucial that, from time to time, I lower my resolution while building a site to make sure it works at other settings.

This site for instance was designed to WORK at 800×600, and FIT at 1024×768… but to be honest I designed it much higher. Today I wanted to make sure everything still worked out ok at 1024×768 so I bumped the resolution down.

And although everything FIT and WORKED pretty well I suddenly realized how F’n HUGE that picture of me is at lower resolutions. WOW!

I hadn’t realized how much of your screens I was taking up.

It’s a good thing I’m so damned handsome.

So let’s take an informal poll…

What resolution are you all using?