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Understanding Responsive Web Design

Understanding Responsive Web Design

What is it? Why it's important? And how to get into it.

Ryan LaBouve

April 08, 2014
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  1. University of Oklahoma College of Arts & Sciences WHERE I

    WORK Advise ® The University of Oklahoma
  2. Why am I talking about RWD? [1/2] DESIGNER DEVELOPER +

    #RWD, Recurring problem with many sides
  3. Buzzword Slide 1 SOCIAL MEDIA SEAMLESSLY POWERING GAME CHANGING GLOBAL

    EVENTS CAUSI TRENDING TWITTER PARADIGMS MOBILI CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES TO FROM WIN-WI ROCK STAR RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN AT SERVICE LEVEL DELIVERABLES FOR MULT BLEEDING EDGE START UP CULTURE FOR LOW HANGING FRUIT AS THE MISSION ST CREATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIO BIG DATA LEVERAGING ANALYTIC FOUND MOBILE WEB VIRTULIZATIONS DE DUPING JSON REST API THAT OAUTH WILL AUTHO
  4. Today’s Agenda • Users and the Internet • History of

    Responsive Web Design • Separating Ideas from Technology • Getting Responsive Understanding Responsive Web Design Why? What? How Pt. I How Pt. II
  5. WHAT ABOUT YOUR USERS? Users and the Internet It’s easy

    to think everyone knows the internet like you do…
  6. SAME STORY ! DIFFERENT WAYS TO TELL IT Users and

    the Internet Getting your site to all these people in a way they get it?
  7. My Vastly Oversimplified History of the Computer, Internet, and Possible

    the World History of Responsive Web Design First…
  8. History of Responsive Web Design Whole New Challenges Native VS

    Web Android VS iPhone Mobile Version VS Multiple Sites
  9. History of Responsive Web Design We can’t hire specialists for

    everything… • Web Sites • App • iPhone App • Android App • Mobile Web Site • XBox Integration • Apple TV, Roku, etc. • AT Compatible • etc… WHERE DO WE FOCUS?
  10. Separating Ideas From Technology Focusing on Content is the Key

    http://dribbble.com/shots/978690-Content-is-like-water
  11. Separating Ideas From Technology A New Frontier Internet of Things

    Everything can get on the internet New Data Sources Bio Feedback * Home Integration * Location Awareness Super-connected Users Always on. Never off. More and more integration
  12. Getting Responsive Using the Right Tools Designers Developers Style Tiles

    Element Collages Learning a little code Bootstrap Foundation jQuery Plugins -FlexVid.js -Fittext.js @beep @brad_frost @samkap @davatron5000 @chriscoyier @trentwalton @leaverou Many others… Other People
  13. Getting Responsive Bootstrap or Foundation Developers All the Basics Full

    of Best Practices Solid Community Great Starting Point Open Source
  14. Getting Responsive Style Tiles or Element Collages Designers Define a

    Visual Language Think Outside of Pixels Flexible Deliverables Iteration