If the latter half of 2011 is to be remembered for anything within the web community it will be for the rapid evolution and adoption of responsive web design. Though not the Holy Grail for every mobile web strategy it does correct some of the mistakes the industry made in trying to tame the untameable.
Before Ethan Marcotte's A List Apart article on Responsive Web Design came along designers revelled in the constraints of the 960 grid; the limitations we imposed on our websites by determining a fixed grid system in an unfixed world gave us a false sense of control over our designs. Responsive design has led many to rethink the assumptions we make when building websites and forcing us to yet again think about the multitude of screens, devices and people that use the web. No longer can we simply increase the width of our websites every few years to what we feel is a size that then covers an acceptable percentage of users.
With responsive design the tried and tested processes we have employed over the years are being rewritten to suit a new and unfamiliar way of building websites. One such process that is being put to the test is our implementation of imagery.
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Before Ethan Marcotte's A List Apart article on Responsive Web Design came along designers revelled in the constraints of the 960 grid; the limitations we imposed on our websites by determining a fixed grid system in an unfixed world gave us a false sense of control over our designs. Responsive design has led many to rethink the assumptions we make when building websites and forcing us to yet again think about the multitude of screens, devices and people that use the web. No longer can we simply increase the width of our websites every few years to what we feel is a size that then covers an acceptable percentage of users.
With responsive design the tried and tested processes we have employed over the years are being rewritten to suit a new and unfamiliar way of building websites. One such process that is being put to the test is our implementation of imagery.
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