Designing for Computer Screens
In the print world, a designer creates pages to be viewed in final form at a fixed size. The paper stock, printing quality, and size are all controlled. A Web designer, on the other hand, has to account for a greater number of possibilities. You have to consider not only the variety of browsers users might have but also the size and resolution of their monitors. The number of screen types on which users can view Web pages has increased and will continue to do so. Users view Web pages on computers, TVs, cell phones, PDAs (such as the Palm), and more.
If you have only text on a page, the text reflows within the page based on the size of the browser window. As a Web designer, you then have no control over the look ...
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