Most new clients approaching us these days adds up a mobile
version of their website to the requirement list. This is essential because we
cannot be sure from which platform user will be opening a website. Well it is
2015 mate!, There are several platforms to browse internet ranging from PC,
notebook, tablet, an iPhone, iPad to simple Java enabled mobile phones. So,
the best thing; design and developers can do is to create a website which can
adapt any environment.
Responsive Website Design
It is a design and development approach to ensure that a
website respond to the user’s actions and the environment. The environment here
represents screen size, platform and orientation. This method consists of
a combination of layouts, grids, images and perfect usage of CSS queries.
For example, when the user changes his platform from PC to
tablet, the website should automatically adapt the screen resolution, adjust
the image size and text contents. In another word, responsive web design can be
called as a technology that can respond to user’s needs. This reduces the risk
of re-design and re-development for different platforms.
Lets discuss about the features of the common responsive
website design.
Adjusting Screen Resolution
Each day, new gadgets with new screen sizes are being
manufactured. Most come with landscape and portrait designs. Modern devices
such as iPad, iPhone, Android Phones, Windows phones, Smartphones have the
capability to switch from portrait to landscape automatically according to
user’s preference. But someone ever thought what’s happening behind the scene
while switching a design from portrait to landscape? Also, lots of new devices
are coming out daily. It’s a fact that we can’t keep creating custom
resolutions for each one. So, how do developers deal with this situation?
Flexibility
It is not just the layout and text that has to be the
flexible, the entire website content should be flexible. Now we have enough
technology and tools to make it happen to the responsive website design. Fluid
grids, layouts, fluid images are the techniques that can be followed to make a
website flexible on all platforms.
Responsive Images:
This is the process of shrinking the images in smaller
devices proportionally. This method ensures that large images do not waste
space unnecessarily on small screens. But, there are some exceptions too. There
are conditions when a design can’t adapt to a particular platform.
Custom Layout Structure:
For number of changes in the size of web page, we should
change the layout completely. This can be made effective by using a CSS media
query. In this case, most of the styles will remain the same and other style
sheets will inherit these previous parent styles to take the effect of the
responsive website design.
Showing or Hiding Content:
Sometimes shrinking can be made to be extreme to make
everything look cool. This has to be done perfectly without losing the
important contents. Follow the best practices for mobile platform; such as
simpler navigation, short but focused content, listing in rows etc.
These are some of the best practice that you can follow to
develop a responsive website, Contact our responsive web designing team to get started.
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