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  • #163822
    GroovyMotion
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    I was wondering if a web design website should be 100% responsive for all devices? It has to showcase large images and UI/layout samples but I want to get the opinion of other designers/developers.

    Thanks in advance!

    #163869
    Paulie_D
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    Nope….it would depend on the site and target audience.

    If you current and expected metrics don’t show a requirement for mobile then I wouldn’t expect to be worrying about mobile users to greatly.

    Certainly I wouldn’t ignore them but i wouldn’t prioritise their UX to the detriment of my target audience.

    If you are showcasing large images then what is a smartphone user going to get out of them, not much I would suggest. Tablet users yes, and desktop absolutely.

    #163872
    GroovyMotion
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    Thanks Paulie, I am messing with media-queries right now and it is a mess lol. Thank god for that iphone simulator here: http://transmog.net/iphone-simulator/iphone-emulator.php

    I guess I will have to think about it, some clients looking for a simple website might not look for designers on a mobile phone but rather on IE 6 or 7!

    #164629
    Robert
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    Most of traffic for websites has been shifted toward mobile devices, so for making your website mobile friendly you should built 100% responsive for all devices.

    #164694
    GroovyMotion
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    I agree, I read a lot about it and I am coding away towards a full responsive site right now! :)

    #164706
    GroovyMotion
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    Great points shaneisme!
    I remember doing sites 20 years ago with just simple tables lol…now I come back to design after 10 years of being away and I am really blown away by the changes/progress!

    I subscribed to some of the mentors in the industry and I have learned a whole lot ! I really think that we have a great community where people share their ideas and thoughts.

    Have a look at my test page, it’s still a WIP but I implemented some things I have learned this week, especially how to completely move the top nav to the bottom and just have a menu icon. I have also made my 3 columns resize and be on their own row.

    Let me know your thoughts, I know there is an issue with the @font-face icons, I just learned today how to use them!

    http://groovymotion.com/PageStyle6.html

    Cheers!

    p.s. thanks for the reading material! :)

    #164710
    GroovyMotion
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    you mean like the text I have inside my main image “Web Designer | UI” ? Because all the rest is just font-face.

    For some reason the menu when it’s resized for mobiles it’s not clickable on my phone but it works in all my browsers/PC’s! :(

    #164775
    GroovyMotion
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    You mean just have the menu at the bottom shown and not the content?

    #164793
    GroovyMotion
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    Ok thanks, I will try that!

    #164832
    GroovyMotion
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    Geez my media-queries page has over 400 lines of code! But, each elements are almost perfect for any size! :)

    #165077
    Robert
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    GroovyMotion, if you want to build fully responsive business website go for magento themes they provide you all the important features which helps yur website to be responsive.

    #165082
    nixnerd
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    I would look into something called a “fluid first approach.” This is the idea that every element by default can shift and resize to fit nicely together as a whole. Now… undoubtedly there will be breakpoints. I shoot for less than 3.

    Keep in mind that if you want to go with a more progressive, avant-garde layout… you might have problems with responsive.

    #165096
    GroovyMotion
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    Thanks @Robert but they cost money which I am out of right now! This would require magento I guess.


    @Joe_Temp
    yeah breakpoints are somewhat inevitable.
    Right now my approach is pretty straightforward but thanks to the help of @jurotek in another thread more semantic way for layout he gave me great tips, I was using way too much code! I went from a media-queries css file of 389 lines to 30 with almost the exact same layout! It’s not finished but it’s quite a drastic change!

    But then again, when I start building bigger sites I will have to consider a much bigger media-queries file!

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