New devices and platforms emerge daily. Browsers iterate at a remarkable pace. Faced with this volatile landscape we can either struggle for control or we can embrace the inherent flexibility of the web.
Responsive design is not just another technique--it is the beginning of the maturation of a medium and a fundamental shift in the way we think about the web.
Implementing Responsive Design is a discussion about how this affects the way we design, build, and think about our sites. Readers will learn how to:
Build responsive sites using a combination of fluid layouts, media queries and fluid media
Adopt a responsive workflow from the very start of a project
Enhance content for different devices
Use feature-detection and server-side enhancement to provide a richer experience
Review
"Anyone interested in better understanding and developing for today (and tomorrow's) fast-changing web will benefit from this engaging and well researched book." -- Stephanie Rieger, Yiibu
"Tim provides a treasure trove of techniques and considerations to help you create future-friendly, multi-screen web experiences." -- Brad Frost, Mobile Web Strategist, R/GA New York
About the Author
Tim Kadlec is a web developer living in northern Wisconsin. His diverse background working with small companies to large publishers and industrial corporations has allowed him to see how the careful application of web technologies can impact businesses of all sizes. He is the co-founder of Breaking Development Conference (bdconf.com), one of the first conferences dedicated to design and development for mobile devices using web technologies. He also writes about a variety of topics at timkadlec.com.
Description:
New devices and platforms emerge daily. Browsers iterate at a remarkable pace. Faced with this volatile landscape we can either struggle for control or we can embrace the inherent flexibility of the web.
Responsive design is not just another technique--it is the beginning of the maturation of a medium and a fundamental shift in the way we think about the web.
Implementing Responsive Design is a discussion about how this affects the way we design, build, and think about our sites. Readers will learn how to:
Review
"Anyone interested in better understanding and developing for today (and tomorrow's) fast-changing web will benefit from this engaging and well researched book." -- Stephanie Rieger, Yiibu
"Tim provides a treasure trove of techniques and considerations to help you create future-friendly, multi-screen web experiences." -- Brad Frost, Mobile Web Strategist, R/GA New York
About the Author
Tim Kadlec is a web developer living in northern Wisconsin. His diverse background working with small companies to large publishers and industrial corporations has allowed him to see how the careful application of web technologies can impact businesses of all sizes. He is the co-founder of Breaking Development Conference (bdconf.com), one of the first conferences dedicated to design and development for mobile devices using web technologies. He also writes about a variety of topics at timkadlec.com.