The Opinion Aggregator | Topic: Fixed Width or Liquid Design for Websites?

Fixed vs Liquid vs Elastic

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:29:34

The question about fixed-width, liquid or elastic design has been debated for a long time. Which one is best? Is any of those more or less accessible than any of the others? Let’s begin by defining what the terms mean in the first place.

Liquid VS Fixed Layout Debate In Modern Web Design

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:37:39

For the last 10 years the question of whether to use fixed or liquid layouts when designing a website has raged on in the web design world, with major design players on both sides of the proverbial fence.

Fixed vs. Liquid Layouts: A Totally Biased Comparison

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:40:39

This article assumes that you are already at least passingly familiar with the age old web design debate of liquid versus fixed layouts. Let me start by saying what follows is not an objective analysis of the two alternatives. Sure, I’ll discuss some of the pros and cons, but I’m not making any effort to show a balanced perspective.

Liquid Vs Fixed Design

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:44:39

One of my clients recently requested a redesign of their web site so they could move from a fixed width site to a liquid layout. As we discussed the issue, I came to realise that the pros and cons of each were not obvious to all so I thought it was worth laying them out here.

About fluid and fixed width layouts

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:46:04

Just in the last few days the old debate about fixed vs. fluid width in website layouts has surfaced again for some reason. I don’t think we will ever come to a consensus on the issue, so there isn’t much use in sharing my point of view. But a bit of debating can be fun, so I’ll do it anyway.

Should all sites be fluid?

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:47:39

Yesterday’s post about optimizing sites for 1024px has stirred a considerable amount of controversy. Some cried foul assuming I was making the case for moving to 1024 without any regard to target audience. Others assumed I was ignoring the importance of fluid layouts.

On Liquid vs. Fixed layouts

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:48:57

I read a bunch of sites each saying that there’s no wrong way to go. For simplicity sake I started off in a fixed format but now, I’ve decided that the wave of the future is in liquid layouts. Here’s why.

CSS Layouts: The Fixed. The Fluid. The Elastic.

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:55:13

Learn about the quirks, pros and cons for each of these layouts.