In 2010, Ethan Marcotte wrote an introductory article about the approach, Responsive Web Design, for A List Apart. All assets such as images adapt to various screen sizes & resolutions (using CSS media queries).Īs a result, the user has great UX no matter what device they use-whether it’sĪ large desktop or small screen of mobile device, the website automatically What is responsive design?Īpproach that allows design across various devices (mobile, desktop, tablet,Įtc.) and suggests design should respond to the user’s behavior based on screenįlexible grids are foundational elements of responsiveĭesign.
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