Answered => “Have people started designing for 1280 instead of 1024 yet?” on Quora.

https://www.quora.com/Have-people-started-designing-for-1280-instead-of-1024-yet

Pardon me but can I inject a contrarian thought? Perhaps the question should be: “Should people start designing for 1280 instead of 1024?”

If I eat on a plate that is approximately 11″ in diameter, does that mean I have to consume meals (read: content) that fills the whole plate, just because it’s there? Call me crazy, but I would think not.

The question is not, how much screen space do people have. The question is, how much info/content can they (read: the human brain) reasonably consume? Yes, web designers play (masturbate?) with pixels and colors all day and thus become adjusted to a certain information consumption environment. Therefore, just because you and I have the same screen resolution does not mean we see the screen – and its contents – in the same way.

I’m not saying 1280 or beyond is wrong. I’m only suggesting that just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

Alright then…bring on the downvotes :)