Hi Tumblr,

I’ve been away from you for a while, for this I apologize. I’ve been busy you know, doing things.

How have you been? Do tell.

I’ll be back, don’t worry.

Love,
Chris

I’d like to take this moment to explain how much the word “fuck” means to me. It is the most versatile word on the planet, and I love it. Someday fuck and I are going to run away together, and get a cabin in the woods, and start a family together. We’ll watch our little fucks grow into the best people on earth, and it will be heavenly. Thank you.

(via AuthenticBoredom / Cameron Moll )

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Lately I’ve been questioning if it isn’t time to move beyond 960 for websites, and if so, what the ideal width may be.

Those of you frequenting this site for a few years may recall a similar quandary, “Optimal width for 1024px resolution?”. In it, I proposed 960 as the ideal width for moving beyond 800x600:

I’ve been using 960 for some time now, as it’s slightly smaller than full width, and it’s divisible by 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, and 16 (imagine the grid possibilities).

Since then it seems 960 has nearly become the de facto standard for fixed-width designs on the web. A number of Photoshop, browser, and OS plug-ins default to it. There’s even an entire CSS framework built on 960. (I should note 984 has also seen considerable usage, most notably Apple.com.)

Admittedly, I’ve not yet settled on an ideal width for 1280ish, and I’m working on only one site at the moment to inform my thinking about the topic. But I think we’re at the point where it’s time to talk amongst ourselves.

Before the flak begins flying from fixed-width naysayers, I remind you that I’m a huge fan of fluid designs with min-width and max-width limits, as evidenced by my Extensible CSS series and case study design for CSS Mastery. But I believe there will always be a need for fixed width, and frankly in many ways it’s more practical than fluid width.

So what’s the ideal width? I’m not sure yet. Let’s figure it out together. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

• 1020 is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15 but not 8 and 16. It’s not much wider than 960.
• 1040 is divisible by 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16 but not 3, 12, or 15. Yet it has a reasonable width that sits somewhere between the lower end of 960 and higher end of users browsing full screen (many don’t, of course).
• 1080, which is what I’m taking for a spin with a site right now, is divisible 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15 but not 16. It pushes the upper end of the width spectrum, and measure (line length) could become an issue if not dealt with appropriately.

Of course, there’s probably a slew of other numbers between 960 and 1080 divisible by many of the widths listed above, so speak your mind about widths, measure, pros, cons, etc.

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All I have to say is….

960 FO LYFE FOOOOOLS!!!!

My brain is shot.

Been sitting here, working on the same website, for weeks now. Well, there’s been other things inter-twined.

This genius playlist is worn.

Oh, and HOLY FUCKING SHIT. I think my vision is in pixels now. The bottle of Izze in front of me is definitely about 75px wide at the opening.

Can I get an amen?!

I’ll smoke a fine cigarette to that.

You know those times in life where everything is about to do a complete 180° on itself. I’m currently in the process of one of those. I’m just not sure if it’s for better or worse quite yet. I’m hoping for the better.

Friday is my last day of the current job, before taking the role of part-owner of a new company, converting my living room to a temporary office for us, and working with two great guys. This has been a while coming for us, and a lot of hard work and countless hours have been put into this on top of our day jobs, now it’s going to take the place of the day job. Scary, yet at the same time, all sorts of fucking amazingness.

I’ve also been noticing lately that people aren’t always what they seem. Even when you think you have someone figured out, you’re sure to end up being wrong in the end. I’m getting this on two opposite ends of the spectrum right now, so lucky for me, it all evens out. People aren’t always so set in their ways as I may think they are it turns out. Maybe it’s just that they are the way they are because they are masking something.

Speaking of masking, painting party Saturday!

Also, the new Lucero album is the maddddddddd notes.

Goodnight internet.