Fashionably flexible responsive web design
Responsive design has made designing flexible websites fashionable again, but there’’s more to being fashionably flexible than technology or using CSS3 media queries.
So this unique workshop — hosted by Andy Clarke, designer, author and speaker — puts the design back into responsive design. Andy will teach you how to design from the ‘content out’, instead of from the ‘canvas in’.
He’ll demonstrate how to separate design from layout and if you work with designs made in Photoshop, he’ll show how to deconstruct a design into its components (colour, texture and typography) before reassembling it for a fluid continuum of devices from, mobile phones to desktops and everything in between.
If you’re a web designer or developer, you’ll learn how to:- Adapt layouts for smartphones, tablets and more
- Make decisions about navigation, content modules and layout
- Optimise typography for different screens
Schedule
In the morning, Andy will demonstrate:
- A responsive design timeline
- Preparing your content for responsive design
- Defining content and device breakpoints
- Interpreting visual designs
- Separating design from layout
- Designing alternatives
In the afternoon, Andy will explain how to:
- Minimise markup for maximum flexibility
- Apply CSS3 media queries responsibly
- Serve appropriately sized images
- Reorder content with table display properties
You’ll also get the chance to ask questions and swap ideas with like-minded designers and developers.