dimensions for website layout

hi
what are the proper dimensions used for creating a photoshop layout for a website, nowadays?

i used to do '779 by 434'. but now i tried '950 by 550'. is that ok? (i prefer to horizontally center the layout).

thank you

Hi,

typically you are safe from 800x600 up to 1024x768, as these are pretty well the standard resolutions nowadays.

However, personally I prefer to design dynamic sized layouts (using percentages as opposed to fixed widths). it just makes more sense to design for as wide an audience as possible.

I still do most of my layouts in photoshop first, you just have to keep in mind that you're going to want it to expand/contract depending on who is looking at it when you are designing it.

hope that helps!