Design + Interactive
Design + Interactive
DEFINITION: Responsive design is an approach to layout that considers usability for multiple device sizes. The most used device to access digital media today is the phone. However, that same media is typically accessed from tablets, laptops and desktop computers. And, that is why responsive design is critical for successful digital media design today.
http://responsivedesignchecker.com/ Is arguably the best website to understand how responsiveness works. There, you can enter the url of any website and see what it will look like on every main-stream device currently in production.
OPTIMUM BREAK POINTS: Based on a study that I performed through user testing on a range of devices as well as utilizing the responsivetest.net website... I recommend using the following pixel dimension for your design layouts:
It is critical to prep all images together prior to installing them into the site or app and to follow the following process:
To accomplish this you will:
Websites will scroll vertically to display content of any height. However, it is important to keep in mind that if you want a graphic, video or paragraph to fit completely in the viewport (under the browser button bar), the worst case scenario you need to design for is...
If you design an html5 app to fit into a phone, tablet or small laptop view port without scrolling, the browser button bar will remain in-place. Therefore, the available height is diminished.
To accomplish this you will:
Native apps are typically set to fill the available space on a devices viewport while maintaining the original ratio of the app. The pixel dimensions below are optimum for all devices and will minimize the amount of black letterbox spaces either on the sides or the top and bottom.
WordPress margins:
.et_pb_row {
width: 90%;
}
Guide by Anonymous