Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Basic Principles of Responsive Design

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 There are lot of myths regarding responsive website which if not corrected can end up doing worse for your site. There are few simple yet essential principles you need to follow to get a correct responsive website built. Below are few such points that you must keep in mind while starting to build your responsive website:  

Responsive design is not just about mobile screen Responsive design is not just about showing your website in mobile screen. It is all about building single standardized code without redundancies such that your site renders correctly in all resolutions like desktop, tablets along with mobiles.  

Responsive design is not just about mobile screen Responsive design is not just about showing your website in mobile screen. It is all about building single standardized code without redundancies such that your site renders correctly in all resolutions like desktop, tablets along with mobiles.  

Responsive frameworks Twitter Bootstrap or Foundation framework can be used for building your responsive website. It is a huge add on to have a hand of any of these frameworks because they come up with inbuilt grid calculation using which half of your job becomes easy. These frameworks are fluid and so robust that you don’t have to worry about cross browser compatibility if used correctly.  

Media queries for breakpoints Media queries are nothing but syntax used in CSS to define breakpoints as per the layout. This means that as per the device size, media query decides which CSS will serve for which device.  

Mobile first concept Thinking about mobile device design while building your website makes most sense. The concept suggests starting it with mobile design first and then evolving to bigger devices like tablets, desktops in progression. This is technically helpful as you know the importance of each module and you will keep that in mind while designing too.  

Bitmap or vector images? It is important that your images load faster in the mobile devices too along with desktop resolutions. Bitmap images come in JPG/PNG format and use pixels whereas vector images come in SVG format. If your images have fancy effects, opt for bitmap else opt for vector. Use vectors only where essential. However, bitmap are preferred more. Remember, whichever format you opt for, you must optimize all your images before uploading.

Hope this article was informative and helps you to build your responsive website correctly. If you need any professional help for your Responsive Website Design feel free to contact us and we will be happy to assist you.

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