Responsive Design and Joomla!

Responsive Design- more than adaptive layouts -

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Dennis Kmetzdkmetz@taylorbruce.com

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Responsive Design:

• History/Definition• Adaptive Layouts• Joomla! Usage

Demo of Responsive Design

www.alistapart.com/d/responsive-web-design/ex/ex-site-FINAL.html

Others:bostonglobe.com

2011.dconstruct.org (max-width: 1210, width:90%)

Many others:http://mediaqueri.es/

www.alistapart.com/d/responsive-web-design/ex/ex-site-FINAL.html

What You Saw

Adaptive Layouts

Adaptive Layouts - What Do They Do?

Enables development of designs that “adapt” to various screen sizes

Screen Size vs. Viewport size:

2660px by 1440px 27” displays now cost $600 - $800

Ethan Marcotte (May 2010 article in alistapart.com)http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design

“INTERACTIVE ARCHITECTURE” (by Michael Fox and Miles Kemp)

• “a multiple-loop system… a continual information exchange.”

• Rather than creating immutable, unchanging spaces that define a particular experience, they suggest that the inhabitant and structure can—and should—mutually influence each other.

This is our way forward.

RESPONSIVE DESIGN:Three Methods:

1. CSS3 Media queries2. Flexible Layout (aka fluid grids, elastic layouts, etc.)3. Flexible images

Ethan’s Book“But most importantly, responsive web design isn’t intended to serve as a replacement for mobile web sites.

Responsive design is, I believe,

• one part design philosophy, • one part front-end development strategy.

And as a development strategy, it’s meant to be evaluated to see if it meets the needs of the project you’re working on."

http://mediaqueri.es has several example sites

Mark Boulten(Jan 2011 at the New Adventures Conference Nottingham, England)http://2011.newadventuresconf.com/audio/mark.html

Responsive design is nothing new.

• Products adapt to our needs.

• Human / technology connection that started with the monks.

EMBRACE REFLOW!!!

1. Design base layout size from the content. If no constraints, create some

2. Use relative measurements, not fixed or absolute

3. Use media queries and responsive design techniques… embrace REFLOW

Mark Boulten(Jan 2011 at the New Adventures Conference Nottingham, England)

Mark Boulten (Jan 2011)

http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/a-responsive-experience

Adaptive Layouts:Currently we’re changing layouts based on a screen size.

We’re capable of so much more.

Today:• Screen size Device capabilities

Consider:• Network and context (at home, in a train (direction), etc.)

• Content based on context

Mark Boulten (Jan 2011)

Responsive Web Design• Currently changes a layout because of the environment.

• Will grow into a practice of changing an experience because of the environment:

1. Content 2. Layout 3. Behavior 4. Perception 5. Brand6. Feel

All of those things are open for change…

http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/a-responsive-experiencehttp://2011.newadventuresconf.com/audio/mark.html

What is Responsive Design?

Adaptive Layout+

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Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

Jeffrey Zeldman July 2011 – expands definition

Our understanding of 'responsive design' should be broadened to cover any approach that delivers elegant visual experiences regardless of the size of the user’s display and the limitations or capabilities of the device."

http://unstoppablerobotninja.com/

http://www.lullabot.com/articles/responsive-adaptive-web-design

Aaron Gustafson - ADAPTIVE WEB DESIGN (progressive enhancement)

Jared Ponchot (Sept, 2011)The key to understanding progressive enhancement or graceful degradation lies in the starting point.

√ So, I've continued believing that "adaptive web design" refers more to the secondary and less fluid approach of adapting existing web designs, or designing for controlled adaptation as opposed to a truly fluid and flexible "responsive" design.

Dan Cederholm (Aug 2011)Finally… we’re not designing sheets of paper that happen to be on screen.

√ “I’d love us to rethink things in a more holistic manner…but for now… for dribbble.com let’s take a step towards a responsive design by crafting an adaptive stylesheet… (and) continue to maintain just one codebase.

http://simplebits.com/notebook/2011/08/19/adapted/

What is Responsive Design?

Adaptive Layout+

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Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

Where do I start?

Adaptive Style-sheetHolistic ApproachProgressive EnhancementGraceful DegradationFluid Grid

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Mobile First (invert the design approach)

“This is accomplished by setting resolution “break points”

and applying a different set of layout rules and media assets

to each. A break point can be thought of as a conditional

statement that determines if a device meets specific criteria

like a minimum width of 600 pixels. If that condition is true,

then the browser applies a different set of layout rules, usually

through CSS, though sometimes with a little JavaScript as

well”

“With responsive web design, you can set a baseline (mobile) experience first, then progressively enhance or adapt your layout as device capabilities change.”

“Just a half-day of brainstorming about your mobile experience can open up new ways of thinking about your product”

We really need to shift now to start thinking about building mobile first. This is an even bigger shift than the PC revolution.”

-Kevin Lynch, CTO Adobe

We're just now starting to think about mobile first and desktop second for a lot of our products.”

-Kate Aronowitz, Design Director Facebook

“Designing the mobile app first forced us to strip down to essentials.”

-Bill DeRouchey, BankSimple

“Web products should be designed for mobile first.”Luke Wroblewski - December 7, 2011 Technology Conference & Expo -Washington, DC

Designing for Mobile First

Designing for mobile forces you to get there, like it or not.

The Southwest Airlines iPhone

application only has room for what

actually matters

Know your customers and their business…

What is Responsive Design?

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Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

What is Responsive Design?

Adaptive Layout+

Content Strategy+

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Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

ContentAnything that conveys information

• Text• Images• Graphics• Social media• Video

All disciplines are responsible for content

• Audio• Downloadable

documents• Icons• Logos• Buttons

• Brand managers• Developers• Designers

• Copywriters• UX• Online marketers

Content StrategyHarmony through collaboration

• On-message copy• On-brand design• Intuitive and memorable interface• Solid and accommodating technology

There are no requirements for pixel perfection across platforms… content is malleable

Create the right content to serve the users’needs

.net issue 222 “Content strategy for the web” – Sandi Wassmer

Jeffrey Zeldman

“Remember to think cross-device instead of just mobile.”

Our understanding of 'responsive design' should be broadened to cover any approach that delivers elegant visual experiences regardless of the size of the user’s display and the limitations or capabilities of the device."

What is Responsive Design?

Adaptive Layout+

Content Strategy+

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Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

What is Responsive Design?

Adaptive Layout+

Content Strategy+

User Experience

Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

User Experience

Dan Saffer, Kicker Studios1. What a customer perceives while engaged with your

product

2. A way of looking at a product holistically… doesn’t care how its made…

Jared Spool, CEO of User Interface EngineeringUX is just one thing… whether or not your design is intuitive

• The average designer doesn’t spend any time watching people use the things they design

• If you think of a designer as a type of artist, their medium is actually the behavior of the users

• A good designer creates behaviors

Responsive Design Is

Adaptive Layout+

Content Strategy+

User Experience

Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

Two of my favorites:

Responsive Design:Adaptive Layout

CSS3 Media queries

• Flexible Layout (aka fluid grids, elastic layouts, etc.)

• Flexible images

+Content Strategy

+User Experience

Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

Media QueriesAllow detection of:1. Width, height, orientation, aspect ratio

Example (HTML):<link rel=“stylesheet” href=“ipad.css” media=“screen”>

@media [not|only] type [and] (expression) {rules} [,type… ] [,type…]

Use of a meta tag is recommended:<meta name=“viewport” content=“width=device-width initial-scale=1”>

Examples (CSS usage):@import url(“iphone.css") screen and (max-device-width: 480px);

The not negates what follows… all that follows, except the comma OR@media not screen and (min-width: 600px) and (max-width:1200px)

The “only” keyword forces usage only by CSS3 capable browsers@media only and (device-aspect-ratio:16/9)

Supported in all “modern” browsers (except IE8 and under)

• respond.js by Scott Jehlhttps://github.com/philwareham/txp-h5bp-theme/issues/9

• http://code.google.com/p/css3-mediaqueries-js/

• http://protofunc.com/scripts/jquery/mediaqueries/

http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2010/09/combining_meta.htmlhttp://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/07/22/responsive-web-design-techniques-tools-and-design-strategies/http://webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/responsive-design-with-css3-media-querieshttp://resizemybrowser.com/

Media Queries

Combine <meta> with viewport media queries

http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2010/09/combining_meta.html

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">

Normally the layout viewport takes a width that the vendor has decided is optimal for viewing desktop sites.

If you combine a width media query with the meta viewport tag, your site will use the width that the device vendor considers optimal.

/* Smartphones (portrait and landscape) ----------- */@media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) { /* Styles */ }

/* Smartphones (landscape) ----------- */@media only screen and (min-width : 321px) { /* Styles */ }

/* Smartphones (portrait) ----------- */@media only screen and (max-width : 320px) { /* Styles */ }

/* iPads (portrait and landscape) ----------- */@media only screen and (min-device-width : 768px) and (max-device-width : 1024px) { /* Styles */ }

/* iPads (landscape) ----------- */@media only screen and (min-device-width : 768px) and (max-device-width : 1024px) and (orientation : landscape) { /* Styles */ }

/* iPads (portrait) ----------- */@media only screen and (min-device-width : 768px) and (max-device-width : 1024px) and (orientation : portrait) { /* Styles */ }

//* Desktops and laptops ----------- */@media only screen and (min-width : 1224px) { /* Styles */ }

/* Large screens ----------- */@media only screen and (min-width : 1824px) { /* Styles */ }

/* iPhone 4 ----------- */@media only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio : 1.5),

only screen and (min-device-pixel-ratio : 1.5) { /* Styles */ }

http://www.smipple.net/snippet/joost.kiens/Common%20@media%20queries

Common Media Queries

Responsive Design:Adaptive Layout

• CSS3 Media queries

Flexible Layout (aka fluid, liquid grids, elastic layouts, etc.)

• Flexible images

+Content Strategy

+User Experience

Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

Grid Systems1. A grid is a consistent system for the placment of content

2. It works on two levels: • at the unit level of cells (e.g. 60×60 pixels)• at the column level (e.g. 4 columns)”

3. Consistently implemented, increases readers’ confidence

1140 – http://cssgrid.net

960 – 960.gs

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/04/14/designing-with-grid-based-approach/

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/05/lets-build-a-grid.html

Two levels - Unit (cell) and Column

Balance Increases Confidence

A confident layout A grid-less “insecure” layout

Mind the grid:• When you're not sure where to begin with your UI design,

start by building a grid. • Not a straitjacket. • Embracing the constraints of a grid in your design-- and

knowing when to break those constraints-- is a crucial skill for designers.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/04/14/designing-with-grid-based-approach/

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/05/lets-build-a-grid.html

Flexible Layouts (Grids)1. Use percentages (for column widths, margins, padding, etc.)

2. Use ems instead of pixels (for font size and line height)

3. Use media queries when flexible layouts break… all layouts will have a “breakpoint”

4. Applied different CSS to change the layout aspect for each “breakpoint”

Flexible Grids – usage overview

http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/02/fixed-vs-fluid-vs-elastic-layout-whats-the-right-one-for-you

GridsFIXED FLUID, LIQUID, ADAPTIVE

Grid Math- its all relative1. Start with the container, set it in pixels… say 960px

2. Make internal columns percentages using this formula:target ÷ context = result 200px ÷ 960 = 20.83%

3. Change Fonts and Line Height from “px” to “em”:1. Font-size:24px becomes font-size:1.5em (24px ÷ 16px = 1.5em) 2. Font-size:14px becomes font-size:0.875em (14px ÷ 16px = 0.875)3. Font-size:12px becomes font-size:0.75 em (12px ÷ 16px = 0.75)4. Font-size:12px becomes font-size:75% 5. Line-height: 1.5em; (em is relative to its container… 18px for 12px font size)

4. Now change the container to a percentage (960px to something like 80%)

That’s it! QED

resizemybrowser.com

benjaminkeen.com/misc/bricss/

pxtoem.com

Responsive Design:Adaptive Layout

• CSS3 Media queries

• Flexible Layout (aka fluid grids, elastic layouts, etc.)

Flexible images

+Content Strategy

+User Experience

Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

Flexible ImagesImages:width: 100% and use ie9.js

max-width: 100%

Backgrounds:jquery-backstretch by Scott Robbin for IE6, IE7, IE8

background-size:cover;– Scales the image, while preserving its intrinsic aspect ratio (if any), to the

smallest size such that both its width and its height can completely cover the background positioning area.

background-size:contain;– Scales the image, while preserving its intrinsic aspect ratio (if any), to the

largest size such that both its width and its height can fit inside the background positioning area.

caniuse.com

Responsive Design is:

Adaptive Layout+

Content Strategy+

User Experience

Mairead Buchan – headlondon.comhttp://headlondon.com/our-thoughts/news/posts/responsive-web-design

Joomla Template Vendors with Responsive Templates1. JoomlaBamboo – yes since Sept 2011 2. JoomlaArt – yes since January, 2012 (T3V2)3. JoomlaPraise – yes since March, 20124. JoomlaJunkie – not yet (Morph/modernizer)5. Rocket Theme – not yet (Gantry/960 grid) 6. YooTheme – not yet (Warp)

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