Goldmund, Wyldebeast & Wunderliebe - Responsive Webdesign Workshop
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The document outlines a workshop on responsive web design led by Kim Chee Leong, emphasizing the importance of adaptability in web applications across various devices. It discusses the evolution of web design, principles of responsive design, and tools necessary for creating flexible and accessible websites. Additionally, it suggests utilizing modern techniques such as flexible grids, media queries, and prototyping tools to enhance user experience.
Goldmund, Wyldebeast & Wunderliebe - Responsive Webdesign Workshop
- 1. RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN WORKSHOP Kim Chee Leong
- 2. WHO AM I? • Kim Chee Leong • Software engineer, lead developer • Tech oriented, with a feeling for aesthetics on the web
- 3. WHO IS GWW? • Located in Amsterdam and Groningen • We create webapplications using Python-based frameworks • Our customers are goverments, non-profit organisations and larger companies.
- 6. A BIT OF HISTORY
- 7. THE WEB WAS SIMPLE
- 8. DAO OF WEB DESIGN • Written 13 years ago, this article still makes sense • New media tries to mimic old media • About creating pages which are adaptable • http://alistapart.com/article/dao
- 9. SAME OLD NEW MEDIUM? “Well established hierarchies are not easily uprooted; Closely held beliefs are not easily released; So ritual enthralls generation after generation.” Tao Te Ching; 38 Ritual A Dao of Web Design by John Allsopp - April 7, 2000
- 10. SAME OLD NEW MEDIUM? The web is a new medium, although it has emerged from the medium of printing, whose skills, design language and conventions strongly influence it. A Dao of Web Design by John Allsopp - April 7, 2000
- 11. CONTROLLING WEB PAGES “... accepts the ebb and flow of things, Nurtures them, but does not own them,” Tao Te Ching; 2 Abstraction A Dao of Web Design by John Allsopp - April 7, 2000
- 12. ADAPTABILITY IS ACCESSIBILITY “The best of man is like water, Which benefits all things, and does not contend with them, Which flows in places that others disdain, Where it is in harmony with the Way.” Tao Te Ching; 8 Water A Dao of Web Design by John Allsopp - April 7, 2000
- 13. THE WAY “The Way is shaped by use, But then the shape is lost. Do not hold fast to shapes But let sensation flow into the world As a river courses down to the sea.” Tao Te Ching; 32 Shapes A Dao of Web Design by John Allsopp - April 7, 2000
- 14. THE WAY The web is a new medium, although it has emerged from the medium of printing, whose skills, design language and conventions strongly influence it. A Dao of Web Design by John Allsopp - April 7, 2000
- 15. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY
- 16. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY Widescreen Mobile Tablet Laptop Desktop TV phone E-reader
- 17. WEBSITES ON TODAYS DEVICES • Sites without a mobile ‘part’ are shown fairly well on modern phones • We have an app for that (most of the times..) • There are lot’s of devices which are internet-enabled, mobile and non-mobile
- 18. RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN • Create websites which are adaptable • Screen width is important, which device is viewing doesn’t matter* • The same content, images and other resources on a website are used with RWD
- 21. MOBILE SPECIFIC WEBSITE • A separate website/URL with separate content • Not responsive! • For websites with a main goal of marketing a product or service
- 22. TRANSCODED WEBSITE • A separate website/URL with content transcoded (copied) from your main site • Not responsive! • Follows same structure as main website
- 23. APP STORE PRESENCE • Create an app and publish it on Apple’s App Store / Google Play • Your company is findable thru an app store • Easier access, just tap the app on your mobile device • You need to develop an app for every platform
- 24. ALTERNATIVE WRAP-UP Mobile site Transcoded site Native app Responsive site Optimized for X X ~ slow connections Follows same structure as main X ~ X site Works on a broad ~ ~ X range of devices
- 26. WIRED.COM EXAMPLE • This is a ‘mobile specific’ website • Works great on mobile devices but is not responsive • Instead of depending on screen size, the site detects your device
- 29. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF RWD • Flexible grid • When designing a responsive website start with the smallest screen size and move up to the bigger sizes. • Flexible media • Don’t use server-side stuff to detect • Media queries mobile devices. • Most CSS3 techniques can be used • Doesn’t work on older browsers*
- 30. FLEXIBLE GRID .. this concept of a typographic grid: a rational system of columns and rows, upon which modules of content could be placed. Ethan Marcotte
- 31. FLEXIBLE GRID • Elements of a website are positioned on a grid • The grid is adaptive • Many tools and boilerplate stylesheets are available to start with a flexible grid.
- 32. FLEXIBLE GRID
- 33. FLEXIBLE GRID TOOLS • http://gridpak.com • http://www.responsivegridsystem.com/ • more? http://creativeoverflow.net/12- flexible-grid-tools-for-responsive- websites/
- 34. FLEXIBLE VALUES IN CSS • Margins and paddings in relative values • Fonts in em’s or rem’s • Don’t use pixels; one pixel on one platform is not a pixel on another • Elements in a site are adaptive when styled using flexible values
- 35. FLEXIBLE MARGINS/PADDINGS • Use relative values; percentages, em’s or rem’s • In this example a padding of 2% is set on the left and right side of the highlighted fieldset.
- 36. FLEXIBLE TYPESETTING An em is a unit of • Use ‘em’ or ‘rem’ font-size values. measurement in the field of typography, equal to the • Em (often) equals 16px in height. currently specified point size. The name of em is related to • Problem with em-based font sizing is M. Originally the unit was that the font size is nested. To solve this derived from the width of the rem sizes can be used. capital “M” in the given typeface.
- 37. FLEXIBLE TYPESETTING • target ÷ context = result • black text: 24px ÷ 16px = 1.5em • grey text: 11px ÷ 24px = 0.458333333333333em • grey text: 11px ÷ 16px = 0.6875rem
- 38. FLEXIBLE MEDIA • A CSS trick to fit image, videos and iframes in their container • Prevents images exceeding the width of their container
- 40. CSS3 MEDIA QUERIES • This meta element must be in the html header: • <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0;" /> • Media type screen is used • Do not use other media types to differentiate between devices • ie: braille, embossed, handheld, print, projection, screen, speech, tty and tv
- 41. RWD EXAMPLE http://bit.ly/14T3tly
- 43. MOCK-UPS • Create mock-ups for phone, tablet and desktop • Start with the smallest screen size and move up to bigger sizes • Think about your site before you’ll start building • Mocking-up a site design should be quick and easy todo
- 47. TOOLS TO TEST YOUR RESPONSIVE SITE • http://mattkersley.com/responsive/ • http://www.responsinator.com/ • Use Google Chrome to set an user agent and viewport
- 48. TOOLS TO TEST YOUR RESPONSIVE SITE • Apple: connect your iPad/iPhone to your Apple computer • http://bit.ly/Qy06v8 (developer.apple.com) • Android: use the Development Kit to connect an Android device to the Chrome browser • http://bit.ly/IIc78S (developers.google.com)
- 49. JAVASCRIPT LIBRARIES • Modernizr (http://modernizr.com) • Fallback for older browsers which don’t support CSS3 and HTML5 • Hammer.js (http://eightmedia.github.com/hammer.js/) • Library for multi-touch gestures • Enquire.js (http://wicky.nillia.ms/enquire.js/) • JavaScript library for responding to CSS media queries
- 50. OTHER USEFUL LINKS • http://mediaqueri.es/ • http://www.onextrapixel.com/2012/06/13/really-useful-resources-and-tools-for-responsive-web-design/ • http://techblog.safaribooksonline.com/2012/11/28/touch-input-and-responsive-web-design/ • http://www.nathanleighdavis.com/articles/responding-to-touch/ • http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/07/adaptive-images-solving-the-responsive-image-problem/
- 51. REFERENCES • http://alistapart.com/article/responsive-web-design • http://alistapart.com/article/dao • http://www.html5rocks.com/en/mobile/responsivedesign/ • http://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/has-adaptive-design-failed-of-course-it-bloody-hasnt/
- 52. PHOTO CREDITS • http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/7375601158 • http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvortygirl/2376598010 • http://thefutureofmediaismobile.com/2012/02/responsive- • ux-design/ • http://www.thegridsystem.org/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/joyceslee/7912438718 • http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrrrt/7494837030 • http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 87462844@N00/5983242010/