understanding responsive web design: tips and tricks

BECOMERESPONSIVE!

Tips to make your design stand out.

Responsive is all about enhancing user experience on all screen

sizes, and here’s how!

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1 Introduction

2 What is a responsive web design?

3 Responsive vs static web design.

4 Why choose responsive web design?

5 Good to know facts!

6 How can you make your design stand

out?

7 Conclusion

CONTENT

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STARTING WITH FACTS..By 2015, mobile web users will exceed

1,000,000,000.

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You have no idea which device your website is going to be viewed on..So

what do you do?

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INTRODUCE”Responsive”to your Web Design!

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RESPONSIVEDESIGN 101

A website with responsive design changes its appearance and

layout to suit the screen size it is being viewed on.

The website content is coded

using standard HTML codes, and CSS is added to target different device widths with breakpoints.


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RESPONSIVE OVER STATIC The set width of a website makes

it look the same on all devices,

resulting in horizontal scrolling; a big turn off when you’re viewing it

on mobile devices.

The fluid grids and media queries used to design responsive websites make the website elements scalable based on the device it is being viewed on.


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Device friendly: All website elements optimize their

sizes according to the device they are being viewed on, automatically.

No plug-ins: A visitor need not install a separate

software or plugin to view the website.

Lesser Investment: Since one website serves the

purpose, there won’t be a need to invest in separate mobile websites.


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85% of consumers expect mobile sites to

load as fast as desktop sites & browsers.

25% of U.S. consumers use mobile

internet.

56% of adults report

being more frustrated with

malfunctioning mobile sites

than by traffic delays.

23% of consumers curse

at their phones.

11% actually scream at

their device.

56-80% is the percentage of

Smartphone browser bounce rates,

50-80% higher than desktop browsers.

Websites are NOT naturally SEO

friendly.

56% of consumers

throw their mobile device.

By 2015: Mobile

web browsing will take over

desktop internet.

64% of Smartphone

users want a site to load in

less than 4 seconds.

GOOD TO KNOW!


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Since everyone is flocking towards responsive, you need your website to

stand out. But, how?


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Keep your website optimized at all times to offer the same quality browsing

experience across all devices.

OFFER QUALITY!

Research layouts and pick the one best suited for RWD. Avoid using complex divs, absolute positioning and fancy flash or java script enabled elements to help reduce load time and site adjustment

technicalities.

BE LAYOUT WISE!


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BREAK IT UP WELL!

› Avoid making a text heavy website.

› Break up text by inserting spaces and apt images.

› Make your website ready for the popular resolutions (as follows).


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FLEX THE IMAGES!Flex all your images to a certain extent by

using a simple layout. Ensure all your site elements are responsive by using adaptive sizing. A popular tool in use for the same is

An alternative to the above would be storing multiple size images to suit the varied screen resolutions they are going to be viewed on;

but this takes up a lot of bandwidth.

200Kb

1382px x 778px

200Kb

1382px x 778px

30Kb

480px x 271pxAdaptive Images.

http://adaptive-images.com/


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Make use of programs like GZIP to

compress all your website elements - text, images, audio, video, etc.

Compressing lowers the number of bytes sent per web page across

various networks to make your content easily accessible and browsable on all devices.

COMPRESSING ISN’T BAD!


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Get rid of all the excess elements and offer only what is vital.

Mobile devices don’t support heavy websites, so remember to eliminate a few elements from your

desktop ready website to make it more mobile.

NO EXCESS BAGGAGE!


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Keep your website live on the World Wide Web in the most efficient manner by handing over the

technicalities to web hosts like

Depending on the resource needs of your website, you can pick from these hosting plans:

› Shared Hosting

› Dedicated Server

› Reseller Hosting

› VPS

› Cloud Hosting

GET HOSTED!

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Established in 1999, IX Webhosting offers hosting services and domain services. With IX, you’ll get the following benefits:

› Personal (and exceptional) customer

support

› Guaranteed zero risk

› Cutting edge technology

› An experienced and interactive community.

And, to top it all, all of its plans come at affordable prices. So host your website with IX, and enjoy great services!

WHY IX WEB HOSTING ?


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Cost Effective

Since one

website is suited

for all devices,

there is no need

to pump in

money into

creating more!

Better SEO

Having one URL not

only makes

updating content

easy, but also

optimizes it for all

search engines.

Even Google favors

it!

Increased Sales

Since users are well

versed with the

website's functions,

the chances of a

bounce off are rare.

PLUS POINTS OF RWD


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RWD is the way new generation websites are going. Considering

you might just lose out on 50% of your traffic by not keeping up

with the trends, it’s a wise call to switch to ‘responsive’.

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