Designing Above the Fold and the Google Browser Size Tool

December 17th, 2009 admin

“Above the fold” is a concept that originated in the printed newspaper industry. Only the top half of a folded paper is visible, so editors move important content to the top of the page to entice people to buy the paper. The term has been adopted by the web design industry where it refers to the visible part of the page when it’s loaded. Many “experts” still assume that content below the fold will be missed. A certain large international…


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