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Zach Saucier
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Cm or inches Are physical units for web design. Good a good idea?

Coming from a design time pre-digital and musing over the 'pixel' would a physical measurement such as a cm work in web design at some point? - doDo all devices have a designated ppi (pixel per inch) value?

I know you have ems, rems, %, etc but is a cm such a bad idea as devices? Devices do exist in the physical world after all.

Cm or inches for web design. Good idea?

Coming from a design time pre-digital and musing over the 'pixel' would a physical measurement such as a cm work in web design at some point? - do all devices have a designated ppi (pixel per inch) value?

I know you have ems rems % etc but is a cm such a bad idea as devices do exist in the physical world after all.

Are physical units for web design a good idea?

Coming from a design time pre-digital and musing over the 'pixel' would a physical measurement such as a cm work in web design at some point? Do all devices have a designated ppi (pixel per inch) value?

I know you have ems, rems, %, etc but is a cm such a bad idea? Devices do exist in the physical world after all.

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Kleptonite
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Cm or inches for web design. Good idea?

Coming from a design time pre-digital and musing over the 'pixel' would a physical measurement such as a cm work in web design at some point? - do all devices have a designated ppi (pixel per inch) value?

I know you have ems rems % etc but is a cm such a bad idea as devices do exist in the physical world after all.