Responsive web design is a programmatic technique which enables a website to dynamically adjust device attributes such as screen size, platform and orientation before rendering the pages on to the device on which it is viewed. The approach consists of a mix of flexible grids, layouts, images and an intelligent use of CSS media queries. As the user switches from laptop to tablet, the website should automatically switch to accommodate for resolution, image size and scripting abilities. In simple words, the technology behind responsive web development makes the website automatically respond to the user’s preferences. This would eliminate the need for a different design and development phase for each new device (with web access capabilities) released in the market. After we create a product for you using responsive design techniques, we suggest you take a look at one of the VPS hosting
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Core Components of responsive design
- Media Queries
- A flexible grid-based layout that enables relative sizing
- Flexible images and media, through dynamic resizing or CSS
Media queries are now more powerful than ever before in that they are now used to scope styles. You can even combine queries that test for several features by using semantic operators such as AND and NOT condition. The features include width, height, max-width, max-height, device-height, orientation, aspect-ratio, resolution and more. Responsive design is in fact an approach, and not a technology / tool for developing dynamic websites. The buzz word was originally derived from Ethan Marcotte’s article “A List Apart”.
At Asahi Technologies, we can help you redesign or develop your website using responsive design techniques.
