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by Lee Schwartz
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I spend a lot of my time designing websites and working with developers to make them functional. When talking to developers about what design limitations I have, I think it is important for me to understand their explanations. I have learned a lot by working side by side with developers over the past 4 years, but I always want to learn more.
I’d like to take a moment to mention one of my favorite sites right now, mediaqueri.es. I pretty much visit this site daily. On mediaqueri.es there are some great examples of responsive web design.
In early August I attended An Event Apart in Minneapolis. As I was looking back to my tweets during that time I found this gem:
“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.” @zeldman is awesome. #aea
- Jeffrey Zeldman, one of the founders of An Event Apart
When creating a responsive web design, you will need to take 3 different screen resolutions into consideration: mobile, tablet and the web. The images below are an example of each from a responsive website created by Ethan Marcotte.
I have just started reading The Smashing Book #2 that was put out by Smashing Magazine. I found something in the first chapter that sparked my interest, timeless design. There have always been trends on the web. We have gone through web 2.0, 3D elements, textures, glossy buttons, etc. So I thought to myself, how do I make a design that is fresh, new and won’t lose its spark in a year?
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Lately I have been looking more into responsive web design as opposed to device-specific websites. Responsive web design refers to a website that is developed and designed …More...
With the 2011 Fargo Marathon fast approaching, many of us at Sundog are preparing to run. I’ll be honest with you: I am not a fan of …More...
Interactive motion graphics can add amazing effects to your next trade show booth.
I received my first smart phone in January at the Sundog holiday party where they surprised us all with a Samsung Fascinate. Now that I have a …More...
Don’t compromise the beauty or functionality of your site so your consumer get in there quicker. They think they don’t have time to wait for your site. …More...
If your office is anything like mine, your employees use both PC’s and Macs. Non web-based correspondence has no font choices beyond that on the user’s computer. …More...
For today’s Mobile Marketing Case Study, we are going to look at a mobile campaign by FirstBank out of Colorado, which does a great job combining traditional …More...
A little while ago, Microsoft unveiled their new app icons for their Mac Office Suite. And, despite my general indifference to Microsoft design, these icons seem current, …More...
