I wouldn’t say it’s irrelevant but it does change the equation: when that article came out designing for 1024x768 or lower resolution was commonplace. Real-esta

I wouldn’t say it’s irrelevant but it does change the equation: when that article came out designing for 1024x768 or lower resolution was commonplace. Real-estate was at a premium but the extra width of a 1024 pixel display meant that there was a little more room for side-by-side placement of elements that would probably have vertically stacked before. There wasn’t a ton of room to work with so the guidelines were still predicated on knowing your users and their requirements.