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Responsive web design

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Russ Weakley

A presentation on some things to think about when working on responsive web design projects. Presentation given at the Brisbane Web Design meetup - 22 May2012
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intro: aboutphase 1: planningphase 2: contentphase 3: designphase 4: buildphase 5: after

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aboutabout

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the rise of mobilehalf of all searches are mobile

some websites near 50% mobileexplosion of devices

we need to address mobile

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what is responsive?creating flexible layouts

that can adapt to suit the size or orientation of

any device.

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three things1. flexible, grid-based layout

2. flexible images/media3. media queries

Ethan Marcotte

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strengths?device agnostic

easy to build (not plan)

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weakness?bandwidth

user experienceoverall management

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responsive/mobile/apps

each has their place, responsive is not the only solution

responsive is a perfect base

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the future is ress“Such a tempting solution...

you never have to touch the server”

Luke Wroblewski

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more than techniques

65% planning & testing35% design & content

5% build

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planning

plan

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mobile firstplan for small

expand for largehttp://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?933

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prototypingloose wireframestest the flow early

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breakpointsbased on content

not devices

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ux consistencyprocedural memory and

confusing users

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test frequentlydon’t make assumptions

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content

conte

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simple contentsmall screen does not always

mean “simple content”

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write wiselypyramid writing?

hide/reveal?content folding?

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design

desig

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design smalldesign for small screen first

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visual hierarchymaintain hierarchy at all screen sizes

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content imagessimply shrinking your images

may not be ideal

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build

build

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frameworksyou may need to roll your own

(but learn from others)test frequently

http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/

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overlap?should your CSS be

overlapping or contained?

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javascript?will you use javascript or conditional comments?

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responsive tablessome techniques look cool, but be aware of the usershttp://dbushell.com/2012/01/04/responsive-calendar-demo/

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responsive mediathere are so many solutions

so do your researchhttp://css-tricks.com/which-responsive-images-solution-should-you-use/

http://css-tricks.com/NetMag/FluidWidthVideo/Article-FluidWidthVideo.php

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after

after

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style guidesdocument your design

and code for others that come after

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reviewthe job is never done!

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wrap

wrap

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1. responsive should be the base2. you may still need RESS or mobile3. the build is only part of the process 4. mobile first at every stage5. test at every stage