Responsive Web Design
by Sophy Prak

Sophy Prak
Web Developer - Web Essentials
Member of KTUG(typo3cambodia.org)
Photo: http://goo.gl/Et5Py

Introduction
● May 25th, 2010 Ethan Marcotte has wrote article “Responsive Web
Design” (http://goo.gl/BLQMe)
● Jun 18, 2010 SIMON COLLISON updated his blog with media
queries(colly.com)
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Adaptive
(Multiple Fixed Width Layouts)
or
Responsive
(Multiple Fluid Grid Layouts)
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Mixed Approach
Fixed width for large and medium
Fluid width for small
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Why do we use Responsive
Web Design?
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Should we create sub-domain
and design layout for each
devices?
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Answer
NO!
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“Day by day, the number of devices, platforms,
and browsers that need to work with your site
grows. Responsive web design represents a
fundamental shift in how we’ll build websites
for the decade to come.”
- Jeffrey Veen
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“Responsive design will become even better as
we get tools, like Flexible Box and the Grid
Layout spec”
- Eric Meyer
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One site for every screen
- John Polacek
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Who is using it?
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london.msn.co.uk
http://www.barackobama.com/
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www.barackobama.com
http://www.barackobama.com/
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www.smashingmagazine.com
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
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www.bostonglobe.com
http://www.bostonglobe.com
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Other sites
● http://css-tricks.com/
● http://webdesignerwall.com/
● For more http://mediaqueri.es/
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Responsive Web Design
● Key Elements of Responsive Web Design
● Flexible Layout
● Flexible Images and Media
● Media Queries
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Flexible Layout
First step considered for responsive design is flexible layout. As the browser
width changes, fluid grids will resize and reposition the content as
necessary.
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Flexible Images and Media
● Adjusting images according to the different screen widths or devices is
another important aspect of responsive web design
img,
embed,
video,
object{
max-width: 100%;
}
● Tutorial fluid image
1. http://unstoppablerobotninja.com/entry/fluid-images/
2. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fluid-images/
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Media Queries
● In CSS2 you was able to apply specific stylesheet for specify media
type like screen or print.
● In CSS3, W3C made it more efficient by adding media queries made it
as part of the CSS3 specification
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How we use media
queries?
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Media Queries Conditions
/* Landscape phones and down */
@media (max-width: 480px) { ... }
/* Landscape phone to portrait tablet */
@media (max-width: 767px) { ... }
/* Portrait tablet to landscape and desktop */
@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) { ... }
/* Large desktop */
@media (min-width: 1200px) { ... }
Source of Twitter Bootstrap
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/* Landscape phones and down */
@media (max-width: 480px) { ... }
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/* Landscape phone to portrait tablet */
@media (max-width: 767px) { ... }
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/* Portrait tablet to landscape and desktop */
@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) { ... }
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/* Large desktop */
@media (min-width: 1200px) { ... }
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Frameworks
(save time)
or
Roll Your Own
(more control)
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Framework for
Responsive Web Design
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Bootstrap, from Twitter
● Simple, fluid HTML/CSS/JS framework from Twitter
● http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/
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Foundation
● The most advanced responsive front-end framework in the world.
● http://foundation.zurb.com/
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1140 CSS GRID
● The 1140 grid fits perfectly into a 1280 monitor...
● http://cssgrid.net/
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Other frameworks
● http://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/320andup/
● http://framelessgrid.com/
● http://lessframework.com/
● http://www.amazium.co.uk/
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Tips
● Meta viewport
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no" />
● Use css3-mediaqueries.js for IE8 or older
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="http://css3-mediaqueries-js.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/css3-
mediaqueries.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
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References
● Responsive Web Design (http://goo.gl/BLQMe)
● Designing for a Responsive Web (http://goo.gl/iK6dO)
● Fluid Image (http://goo.gl/RvQlO)
● More responsive tutorials (http://goo.gl/G75ov)
● What the hack is Responsive Web Design(http://goo.gl/kUod7)
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Q&A
Contact me:
sophy@web-essentials.asia
@sophy
http://kooms.info
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