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Design

John Rothra
John Rothra
6,711 Points
Posted by John Rothra
John Rothra
6,711 Points

What widths should I use for designing a website on Photoshop/Gimp

When designing a website on Photoshop or Gimp, I want to design, at minimum, the mobile and desktop versions. Ideally I'll also want to create a tablet version. I could argue for a designing four versions (mobile landscape, mobile portrait, tablet portrait, and desktop), but I digress.

So, sticking with the main three: mobile portrait, tablet portrait, and desktop, what widths are good ones to use for the initial design?

Obviously I'll adjust the breakpoints when coding, but I'm thinking about the initial design.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Breakpoints should be set for the design, not specific devices. But an approximate breakpoint between mobile portrait and tablet portrait is about 420px, and then above 768px for desktop.