Overview

Each short, easy lesson in this book builds on all that's come before, teaching what responsive design is, how to use it, and how to resolve the problems it can create. Step-by-step instructions walk readers through common questions, issues, and tasks; Q-and-As, Quizzes, and Exercises build and test knowledge; Did You Know? tips offer insider advice and shortcuts; and Watch Out! alerts help readers avoid problems.

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Author:   Jennifer Kyrnin
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.679kg
ISBN:  

9780672338380

ISBN 10:   0672338386
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   09 December 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN HOUR 1: What Is Responsive Web Design? * History of Responsive Web Design * Why We Need Responsive Web Design HOUR 2: Alternatives to Responsive Web Design * Table-Based Layouts* CSS Layouts * Detection Scripts HOUR 3: The Growth of Mobile * Basic Cell Phones * Smartphones * Tablets * Retina Devices * Why Responsive Design Is Important HOUR 4: Progressive Enhancement * What Is Progressive Enhancement? * How to Use Progressive Enhancement on a * Website * Benefits of Progressive Enhancement HOUR 5: HTML for Responsive Web Design * Using HTML5* Clean Code * Don't Forget Semantic Elements * Validating Your HTML HOUR 6: Basic CSS * How to Write CSS Rules * Embedded and External Style Sheets * Styling Fonts and Colors * Creating a Layout with CSS * Understanding Cascading and Specificity HOUR 7:Unobtrusive JavaScript * What Is Unobtrusive JavaScript? * How to Implement Unobtrusive JavaScript PART II: BUILDING A RESPONSIVE WEBSITE HOUR 8: Planning a Responsive Website * Should You Make Your Website Responsive? * How to Plan for a Responsive Website HOUR 9:Mobile First * Why Design for Mobile First? * What Makes a Site Mobile Friendly? * What About Mobile Only? HOUR 10: CSS Media Queries * What Is a Media Query? * Media Query Expressions HOUR 11: Breakpoints * What Is a Breakpoint? * How to Define Breakpoints in CSS * Optimal Breakpoints HOUR 12: Layout * What Is Web Layout? * Types of Layouts * Columns in Layout HOUR 13: Navigation * Why Responsive Navigation Is Important * What Makes Navigation Mobile Friendly? * Basic RWD Navigation Patterns HOUR 14: Responsive Fonts and Typography * Using Web Fonts * Sizing Typography * Relative Versus Absolute Font Sizes * New CSS3 Measurement Units HOUR 15: Creating and Using Images in RWD * Making Images Responsive * Improving Download Speeds * Building and Using Retina-Ready Images HOUR 16: Videos and Other Media in RWD * How to Make Videos Responsive* Making YouTube Videos Responsive HOUR 17: Tables in Responsive Web Design * Tables on Small Devices * Can Tables Be Responsive? * Where Do Layout Tables Fit in RWD? HOUR 18: Responsive Web Forms * HTML5 Forms * Making Web Forms Usable * Creating Responsive Forms HOUR 19: Testing Responsive Websites * Testing in Your Browser * Testing in a Device for All Your Breakpoints * How to Test When You Don't Have the Devices HOUR 20: Problems with Responsive Web Design * Responsive Designs Can Be Slow* RWD Can Make More Work for Designers * Not All Customers Like Responsive Sites * RWD May Break Advertising PART III: IMPROVING RESPONSIVE DESIGN HOUR 21: Tools for Creating Responsive Web Designs * Planning and Designing Your RWD Site* HTML Element and CSS Tools * Web Editors for Building Responsive Web Pages HOUR 22: Device and Feature Detection * Why Use Detection Scripts * Modernizr * WURFL HOUR 23: Using RESS with RWD * What Is RESS? * Benefits of Using RESS * Getting Started with RESS * When to Use RESS HOUR 24:RWD Best Practices * Give Everyone the Best Experience * Use the Best Breakpoints You Can * Be Flexible and Think Small * Don't Forget the Content * Manage Costs

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Jennifer Kyrnin has been teaching HTML, XML, and web design online since 1997. She has built and maintained websites of all sizes, from small, single-page brochure sites to large, million-page database-driven sites for international audiences. She lives with her husband and son and numerous animals on a small farm in Washington state.

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