Thread: Do you prefer fixed layouts or liquid layouts?

Fixed Width Layouts:
Fixed layouts are layouts that start with a specific size, determined by the Web designer. They remain that width, regardless of the size of the browser window viewing the page. Fixed width layouts allow a designer more direct control over how the page will look in most situations. They are often preferred by designers with a print background, as they allow the designer to make minute adjustments to the layout and have them remain consistent across browsers and computers.

Liquid Layouts:
Liquid layout are layouts that are based on percentages of the current browser window's size. They flex with the size of the window, even if the current viewer changes their browser size as they're viewing the site. Liquid width layouts allow a very efficient use of the space provided by any given Web browser window or screen resolution. They are often preferred by designers who have a lot of information to get across in as little space as possible, as they remain consistent in size and relative page weights regardless of who is viewing the page.

Well guys I would like to hear your opinion on this matter!

Originally Posted by carol17

Hello
Liquid layouts, which....., I would recommend letting your creativity run its course before coming back and working out the dimensions later.

Hey Carol I also follow this, This is greatly helpful me to design.

Nice info.
Can you post more info on how to code website for "liquid layout" please.

Well as per me i like the liquid layout more than anything else but more problem with liquid layout is that they carry many links for the developers than the fixed length layouts.
I don't know that anyone have noticed that one or not.But this is the fact.

I definitely prefer a fixed layout. With a fixed layout you pretty much know where things will be on the page. With a fluid layout things can move around and it's hard to tell how a site will look on someone else's computer.

I think fluid design is harder, so more often than not people will tend to use fixed designs. I would agree, design with fluidity in mind. That doesn't mean you have to make the site completely fluid, but think about how the layout works when the browser is resized, or if the text is resized by the user, and so on. A fixed width can still manage to adjust for such things if planned well.