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RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN:

For the first time in more than ten years, PC sales are expected to see a significant decrease from the prior year. In a new age where tablets and smartphones are performing the same duties as our PCs and Macs, we’re seeing the face of the Internet change. Predictions show that, by 2014, mobile will be the dominant form of web browsing. The Web has responded. The answer? Responsive Web Design.

The Basics of Responsive Web Design
How can websites possibly keep up with the millions of screens out there? The short answer is they can’t. So how does a web page adapt responsively to the needs of a computer screen versus an iPad or Blackberry screen? One of the ways is through responsive web design. Responsive web design uses CSS media queries to serve different style properties depending on the screen size, orientation, resolution, color capability and other characteristics of the user’s device. Using the responsive web design approach, a web page can adjust itself on the device it’s being displayed on.

RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN FEATURES:

Responsive web design relieves web designers, user interface designers, and web developers from working day and night creating websites for every single different device in existence. Here are a few benefits or features:
One site for every device:
Whether viewed on a 27-inch iMac with a wireless connection or from the screen of your Android phone with T-mobile 4G coverage, the website will be configured for the user’s optimal viewing pleasure. This is best feature in responsive web design.
Optimal design for the device:
With the responsive web design approach, all images, fonts and other HTML elements will be scaled appropriately, maximizing whatever screen size the user has.
No need for redirects:
Other options towards designing for multiple devices require the use of redirects to send the user to the appropriate version of a web page. Without the need for redirects, the user can access the content he wants to look at, as quickly as possible.This is also one of best responsive web design feature.

RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN EXAMPLES:

Social Driver's list of favorite responsively designed websites has returned! Last year we shared our 10 top responsive design picks and now we are back with even more awesome sites. We've searched high and low to gather our 10 best responsive website designs and why we think they are so great. It's no secret we think responsively designed websites rock. For those of you wanting to dig a little deeper, check out our take on why responsive web design is an excellent solution for our websites and how responsive design actually works.The below are some of the examples of responsive web design.

National Society of Collegiate Scholars:

The National Society of Collegiate Scholar's website was ingeniously designed for the Millennial generation. The webpage's easily resizable photo spread, mobile-ready layout and clear focus on the organization's membership make for an incredibly inviting find.

Dadaab Stories:

This site is awesome! It’s the kind of responsive innovation that makes you go ‘wow’. The Dadaab Stories website actually transports you to the Dadaab African Village through the use of movie-like headers and wildly attractive design features that seamlessly transform over a variety of mediums. Take a quick scroll through the straightforward screen options and you will see for yourself the impressive attention to detail. Now that is design you can feel good about!

More Hazards:

I just love this site. More Hazard’s knows music but they also know website design. The awesome turntable and uncomplicated focus make this site just as much about music as it is about user experience. The page exemplifies the group’s ‘quiet is the new loud’ motto with a creative yet understated design that emphasizes the importance of mobile listening. You should definitely check More Hazard out, if for nothing more then to hear their album-which, by the way, is just as wonderful.

AWWWARDS:

Awwwards.com not only creatively displays and assesses innovative websites but it also boasts one of our top choices in responsive design. This company does a great job of simply and clearly promoting well-made sites without taking their own design too seriously.

RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN TUTORIALS:

Responsive Web Design Tutorials. We are going all out to help you hone your skills in manipulating those codes to respond at will when displayed on different devices. And to do this, we are featuring 30 Responsive Web Design Tutorials found online. This list is not meant to be an exhaustive one but it will get you started on understanding the basics of designing an adaptive website that will cater to all sorts of screen sizes.

Beginner’s Guide To Responsive Web Design.........By Nick Petit
This tutorial is a great starting point for beginners as it describes what web responsive design means, how it came to light, as well as explanations about fluid grids and media queries among others. Check out the resources listed at the bottom of the tutorial as well.
Introduction To Responsive Web Design: Video:
This is a tutorial that is close to 9 minutes long which skims the surface of what responsive web design is about, how it came to be, the impact it has on the design of a website and what elements are involved in producing a responsive web design. If you are looking to understand what responsive web design is about without heading into coding first, you should start with this video.