Shifting Scales

It seems like the future of web design depends on being able to shift scales. If there are users who are going to be employing a variety of screen types and sizes, then the real challenge is to design the ways in which content will adapt intelligently to the context of each different device. The mobile web user of particular sites is probably interested in different types of information than those that are accessing the same site from a desktop computer. While to some degree for desktops it makes sense to stick with formatting the site for the least common denominator, I can also envision that a similar logic to that being applied to mobile screens could work in reverse, offering different format and content choices for those with higher resolution through increased interaction with more flexible web layouts. Accesibility will always be a desirable quality for all web sites, but shouldn't necessarily limit the kinds of content that can be accessed by users with more abundant screen resources. As someone with fairly high screen resolution and, as an architecture student, someone interested in the possibility of accessing higher quality images online, I would certainly appreciate if web designers offered me the option of maximizing the screen real estate that I have on hand in situations where it would make a substantial difference.