Great post. I was checking continuously this blog and I’m impressed! Extremely useful info specially the last part :) I care for such information a lot. I was looking for this particular information for a very long time. Thank you and good luck.
This kind of technology is great for coping with the many different platforms that people access the internet from these days.
There is an argument of course that designing a separate mobile site is better than building an all encompassing responsive site.
Perhaps we just need to practice more but right now it feels that convincing a client to spend more to get a responsive site (i.e. it takes a lot more work to do) isn’t the right thing to do when a normal site and quick rework for a mobile site (assuming it’s CMS driven it’s quite easy) will fit the bill.
Excellent post! Thanks for sharing. I wrote a post introducing Responsive design to someone new to the topic: Responsive Design — an introduction: http://bit.ly/L05U9a
Look back fellows. Before we’ve got into html5 and css3 to standard things more-less, there was time when major players were trying to push their very own “way of life” to concur the market (my opinion). Now since everyone (aside of MS IEXXX) comes to final conclusion, hardware folks are still jiggling around with their very own “proprietery” ideas. How about to come-up with several standards for their screens? It will be much easier for W3C to came-up with a solution. And then we’ll only compete by human characteristics (which affects any visual expressions, including designing things). But no, freedom of enterprize and unbounded competition is “The Mantra”, right?
So where is the plain logic and functionality?
As an analogy – look at cars or airplanes.
Ethan I agree that one website can now be built to accommodate all platforms if done right. We have a lot of customers ask for a separate mobile website. We tell them that in most cases it is unnecessary and a waste of money. I was surprised by this stat: “Mobile browsing is expected to outpace desktop-based access within three to five years.” but I don’t think we as designers should be intimidated by this.
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Great post. I was checking continuously this blog and I’m impressed! Extremely useful info specially the last part :) I care for such information a lot. I was looking for this particular information for a very long time. Thank you and good luck.
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randyosbourneman
If you wanted to be a responsible web designer, you should be more dedicated to yourself as a web designer.
interactivered
This kind of technology is great for coping with the many different platforms that people access the internet from these days.
There is an argument of course that designing a separate mobile site is better than building an all encompassing responsive site.
Perhaps we just need to practice more but right now it feels that convincing a client to spend more to get a responsive site (i.e. it takes a lot more work to do) isn’t the right thing to do when a normal site and quick rework for a mobile site (assuming it’s CMS driven it’s quite easy) will fit the bill.
jerryboston
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jerryboston
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edward-jackson
I’m glad I finally got here, found some great sources in this blog.
ZZMike
“… margin-right: 3.317535545023696682%;”
What are all those digits doing there? That last “682” is enough to pin the item down to either the left or right side of a silicon atom!
“3.33%” would be fine, and take fewer bytes
sanjeevsharma
Excellent post! Thanks for sharing. I wrote a post introducing Responsive design to someone new to the topic: Responsive Design — an introduction: http://bit.ly/L05U9a
moonzuk
Look back fellows. Before we’ve got into html5 and css3 to standard things more-less, there was time when major players were trying to push their very own “way of life” to concur the market (my opinion). Now since everyone (aside of MS IEXXX) comes to final conclusion, hardware folks are still jiggling around with their very own “proprietery” ideas. How about to come-up with several standards for their screens? It will be much easier for W3C to came-up with a solution. And then we’ll only compete by human characteristics (which affects any visual expressions, including designing things). But no, freedom of enterprize and unbounded competition is “The Mantra”, right?
So where is the plain logic and functionality?
As an analogy – look at cars or airplanes.
UnknownInkDesign
Just want to say a big thanks, Ethan, for what I think is a much better way to design web sites!
Cheers,
D Morris
Professional Web Design Company
Ethan I agree that one website can now be built to accommodate all platforms if done right. We have a lot of customers ask for a separate mobile website. We tell them that in most cases it is unnecessary and a waste of money. I was surprised by this stat: “Mobile browsing is expected to outpace desktop-based access within three to five years.” but I don’t think we as designers should be intimidated by this.
TexasDavid
We would love to find people who can do this and hire someone. Where do you find these people? :)