Responsive Web Design is more than just a few lines of code in your HTML & CSS. It’s an approach to building websites that requires us to think about the entire user experience. This means accepting that the user won’t use the site the way we want them to. If they can break it, they will. They will use outdated browsers, slow internet connections, zoom in and out, and resize the browser. It’s our job to not only prepare for those scenarios, but add thoughtful design around them as well. One way to do this is with CSS transitions.
Media queries allow us to change up the layout, swap out images, and change text size at various screen resolutions. But media queries alone can create a pretty jarring effect if you move from one breakpoint to the next. This could be by resizing the browser, zooming in and out, or rotating a device from landscape to portrait. Introducing CSS transitions alongside media queries in your responsive website can smooth out those breakpoints, making some design decisions appear less like a mistake and more intentional.
Media queries allow us to change up the layout, swap out images, and change text size at various screen resolutions. But media queries alone can create a pretty jarring effect if you move from one breakpoint to the next. This could be by resizing the browser, zooming in and out, or rotating a device from landscape to portrait. Introducing CSS transitions alongside media queries in your responsive website can smooth out those breakpoints, making some design decisions appear less like a mistake and more intentional.
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