When my website's home page is viewed on a large screen, one must
scroll down the page to see the name of the company, which is located
on the bottom right corner. This does not happen on a notebook. I do not like
the fact that one might have to scroll down the page to see the
company name. Also, the company name is actually a hyperlink into the
website, so if it is not visible visitors may not know how to enter. I
prefer not to use an "enter" or "click here" button or otherwise
change the visual design of the page. But is there a way to make sure
that the entire name displays no matter what size the monitor is?

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Request for Question Clarification by maniac-ga on 08 May 2005 07:34 PDT

Hello Dakota43,

The most frequent location for the company name / logo is in the upper
left (over 80%)
  http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040913.html
[scroll down to the part describing the standardized elements]
As mentioned in this article, the people viewing your web pages
interact more often with other web pages and it is better for
"usability" to look and act similar to those other pages.

Can you explain the specific reason it is important your company name
/ logo appear in the lower right? If this is really important, there
is likely a straightforward cure that will be portable to multiple
browsers and display sizes.

  --Maniac

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Clarification of Question by dakota43-ga on 09 May 2005 00:52 PDT

I am actually speaking on behalf of the website owner, who has asked
me make this change to the website. The home page shows a table with 6
pictures displayed. The company name and slogan appear on the lower
right of the page because she wants the pictures to be viewed first,
followed by the lower right text, which speaks to the pictures.

You should really design your HTML for 800 x 600

Unless you are only interested in visitors with larger screen resolutions

The simple fix is to move the company name up the page

HTML is good at making things bigger, but less adept at making things smaller

i agree with frde's comment. most of the websites out there use
800x600 sizing. for you to achieve this i recommend creating a
template or have nothing have a larger width than 800 pixels. then
have everything be centered, or relative, and have a nice background
color that compliments the website. this way with a computer that only
sees 800x600 the sides are elimiated and they see the site, if its a
large screen resolution it will look fine but with a nice background
color. a quick example in case you didnt pick up on this is here
http://www.real.com/

you should also bring up your website enter button and make sure they
know thats the entrance to your website not just another website or
advertisement. you should post the link to your website maybe we can
take a loook.
best regards.
solentech.tk

I'd like to add two things:

1. Most "good design" recommendations recommend against using a splash
page. For instance, see
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/tweak/splash/ or google
"splash page".

2. A well-designed web site does not require a particular screen
resolution, but adapts the user's display. Web designers who have a
history of working in print media tend to have a problem with this -
they want fine control over every aspect of the display - hence
technologies like Flash. To have a website that adapts, the layout
should be specified in relative terms (percentages), rather than
absolute terms (pixels or points). Take, for instance, Google - you
don't see "best when viewed at 800x600" here.....

Hi there! Just thought I would add my comments as I am the head
designer at firm that has been in business since 1995. Over the years
the web has evolved a great deal since it first started. Current user
trends indicate that there is still about 40% of the browsing
population at resolutions of 800x600. The rest are pretty much all at
higher resolutions than that. You can always check at:
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp for the most up
to date stats.

The other thing is ithe design really depends on your target market.
For instance, if you are involved in the entertainment industry or
trying to target a market such as 18-25, you don't want a boring,
static, overloaded-with-text type of site. You want Flash and
interactivity - or at least something that looks "cool" to your
browsing audience. However, the trends change if you are an online
retailer; people prefer a straight-forward approach with easy
navigation and shopping system (a la amazon.com). The trends change
again if you are in an industry such as finance, or real estate, etc.
etc. A good designer/company will know what type of design suits your
needs by learning about your target market and combining their
experience and vision with your ideas.

When you hear about techniques such as designing your site to fit any
resolution, you are usually hearing them from somewhere that promotes
the cleanest, most minimal page coding or CSS (cascading style
sheets). When you get down to brass tacks like this, you can create a
site that is most compatible with ANY browser. There are a lot of nice
looking things that can be accomplished using only CSS, but
unfortunately, some of the browsers are still lagging behind in being
able to decipher all the code properly.

I hope that helps you!

Sherry Holub
jvmediadesign.com