What is the thinking behind the 96dpi web default?

[caspian]

I'm curious why the developers have decided that when one creates a new 'Web' document the default resolution is 96dpi. I thought 96 dpi was a false promise on Windows… I am aware that I can change it but as it's fresh out of the box I imagine some thought went into it making 96 a default.

Any clarity on this is most welcome.

 

Caspian

[ronniemcbride]

I am curious to know to  this myself. I wish all the technical DPI PPI talk would fade away and we could just create without worry about the technical jargon they bestowed on us lol.

[000]

My guess is that's a compomise between high-res screens and normal screens.

In my opinion ,resolution' has outlived it's welcome in screen design anyway: the only important thing is the size in pixel and the percentage / fraction of your design.

[Ben]

When you use one of the web document defaults, the document size will be measured in pixels, so the DPI doesn't actually affect anything (at least, not in Affinity).

 

We use DPI for converting physical sizes (cm, inches, etc) to pixels. So, if you created a document in mm, the DPI would matter more as it affects how we rasterise to bitmaps. This will be reflected in the 1x and 2x preview modes.