Responsive Web Design and SharePoint

ResponsiveWeb Design

MOBILE TABLET DESKTOP

It is NOT about DEVICES

It is aboutCONTENT & CONTEXT

Ethan MarcotteResponsive Web Design – A list apartMay 25, 2010

FLUIDGRID

FLEXIBLEMEDIA

MEDIAQUERIES

Origin of

GRID SYSTEMSPrint DesignGraphic DesignSwiss Design

Divides the available space

verticalGRID COLUMNS

horizontalGRID ROWS

space betweenGUTTER

Grid systems in web design

FIXED

Column width in px - pixels

Example:• 960.gs

• Optimized for 1024px

FLUID

Column width in%

vw - View Widthvh - View Height

em, rem

Example:• 13 of the best responsive grid

system• countless

4 3

6212

COLUMNS

Benefit of Grid SystemsClarity / Order

Grids bring order to a layout making it easier for visitors to find and navigate through information.

EfficiencyGrids allow designers to quickly add elements to a layout because many layout decisions are addressed while building the grid structure.

EconomyGrids make it easier for other designers to work and collaborate on the design as they provide a plan for where to place elements.

Consistency / HarmonyGrids lead to consistency in the layout of pages across a single site or even several sites creating a structural harmony in the design.

Source:Why grid?

FLEXIBLEMEDIA

IMAGESVIDEOS

TYPOGRAPHY

Responsive Media - Images

Technical – Responsive Image - Basics

• Mobile device: slow loading image• Desktop: Bad image quality on desktop

<picture> - Better Responsive Images

Responsive Media - Images

Responsive Media – Images - optimised

Responsive Media – Images -SVGScalable Vector Graphics

XML based definition of a vector graphics

Native drawing in browser

Scales without getting blurry

Replacement for: GIF, Icon Fonts

Example – Office 365 Logo

RectangleCircleEllipsesPolygonPolylinePathTextStroke

How to use SVG in HTML• Directly embed in HTML• Use it as background in CSS• <img> tag• <object> embedding• Data embed

Base64data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL...

UTF-8, not encodeddata:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,<svg ...> ... </svg>

UTF-8, optimized encoding for compatibilitydata:image/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://...’

Fully URL encoded ASCIIdata:image/svg+xml;charset=US-ASCII,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%...

Icon Fonts vs SVG Symbol Set

Web fontWOFF, TTF, EOT, SVG Font

Every letter is a glyph<g>

USE:content(‘�’)

CONS:Accessibility problemsHard to debug in code

Seren Davies: Death to icon fonts

SVG Symbol SetSVG

Every icon is a<symbol id=“Office365Icon”>

USE:url(’icons.svg#Office365Icon');

PRO:Treated as an image

more on symbol

Responsive Video – Html 5

<object>,<embed>StillexistsinHTML5butnotrecommended

Responsive Video – Html 5

Based on IFRAMEShttp://embedresponsively.com

YouTube, Vimeo, …

Responsive Typography

Choose the right font size for content & context

Fluid content size

RESPONSIVE TYPOGRAPHY: THE BASICS

RESPONSIVE TYPOGRAPHY IN ACTION

Units: em, rem, %

Media Queries

Media Queries•Exists since 2002• "print”, "screen", "aural", "braille", "handheld",

"projection", "tty", "tv”•CSS 3•width, height• device-width, device-height• orientation• aspect-ratio, device-aspect-ratio• color, color-index, monochrome• resolution, scan, grid

How it works – Print

How it works – Screen

Responsive FrameworksSimple Frameworks• The 1140 CSS Grid• cssgrid.net• Golden Grid System• Mueller Grid System• Responsive Grid System• Titan• Responsive Grid System• Less Framework 4• Gridiculo.us• Columnal• Ingrid• 960.gs• Base

Complete Frameworks• Bootstrap• Foundation• Skeleton• YAML• Tuktuk• Gumby• Kube• Groundwork• ResponsiveAeon• Office UI Frabric

FRAMEWORKS ARE GREAT BUT …

Framework potential pitfalls

• One-size-fits-all• Lookalike issues• Potential for bloat/unneeded stuff (approx. 5% needed for SP)• Might not do everything you need• Compatibility with existing sites• Subscribe to someone else’s structure, naming, style• Technological changes / Structural changes• Learn the framework but not CSS• Lack of accesibilty

SharePoint

SharePoint - Bootstrap

SharePoint – Bootstrap – Branding

Avoid pitfalls with Frameworks

I need a burger menu and a grid system?

Trim framework to your needs

Architect your CSS and Branding

Developer your own reusable components