February 2023
- Feb 13, 2023TechnologyResponsive Design: Adapting Websites for All ScreensWhere responsive design came from and what it replaced. Mobile Safari in 2007 loaded the full desktop web by rendering pages around 980 pixels wide and scaling the result to a 320-pixel screen, which was accurate but demanded constant pinching and zooming. Ethan Marcotte named the alternative in a May 2010 A List Apart article: one site and codebase using fluid grids, flexible images and media queries rather than separate m-dot sites.
- Feb 12, 2023TechnologyMobile-First Design: Building for Small Screens FirstAn HTTP Archive audit found the hidden elements still average 22 percent of page weight, so mobile users pay for them in data and load time and receive nothing. Genuine mobile-first starts at 375px and expands with min-width queries, and the discomfort is the point. Grip research also matters, since about 49 percent of users work one-handed with a thumb, which puts the top corners out of comfortable reach.
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