Responsive Web Design: A Guide For Beginners

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by smellocity, Oct 14, 2016.

  1. #1
    I recently wrote an article that I would like to discuss...

    Responsive web design has become more and more popular and at this point in time, I would call it the standard. Responsive design started when people first started being able to browse the internet on their mobile devices. This created a demand for website design that works on any device.

    https://www.tytonmedia.com/blog/responsive-web-design-guide-beginners/
     
    smellocity, Oct 14, 2016 IP
  2. PoPSiCLe

    PoPSiCLe Illustrious Member

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    Well, if the article was anywhere close to useful, it would be better. It does take into account being responsive, but it fails utterly at explaining and showing how to do it properly. Using fixed width breakpoints, for one... Not talking about rearranging content on the page to better fit different screensizes and so forth. It's badly coded, and it's way over-simplified to be of any real use.
     
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  3. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    I've only ever had to convert a psd to a responsive design once and I found the thing that was the hardest was deciding whether to go "desktop first" or "mobile first" and the end result is a hodgepodge of both (I won't be sad to pull the site tomorrow - the end of it's lifespan). A guide to interpreting your design and knowing which approach to use would be valuable. Your article didn't seem to cover any new ground.
     
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  4. smellocity

    smellocity Active Member

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    @PoPSiCLe This article is intended for beginners (hence the beginners text in the title) so most of them aren't even aware what any of this is.

    As for how its "coded", Im sure you have no idea what your talking about.

    @sarahk We always use a mobile first design. 64% of users on the internet are now accessing it from their mobile device.
     
    smellocity, Oct 17, 2016 IP
  5. Spoiltdiva

    Spoiltdiva Acclaimed Member

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    I'm 100% sure that you are dead wrong on that, I think he *does* know what he's talking about.
     
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  6. smellocity

    smellocity Active Member

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    I dont think so... because an article is not 'coded'.. its written. but maybe thats an AMERICAN thing
     
    smellocity, Oct 17, 2016 IP