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You’re probably growing tired of the phrase ‘responsive design’, but it isn’t one of those overly-hyped buzz phrases that you can ignore, and it’s not going to go away anytime soon.
The reality is that many sites – ours included – still need to figure out how to deliver a consistent user experience that adapts to devices with different screen sizes.
So, I thought I’d compile a few resources, and some lovely tools, to help you (and me) to go down the responsive design route.
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by Chris Lake
09 May 2013 11:31am
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We are being asked more and more by our clients to provide support as they move towards responsive design. In particular our retail clients are aiming to deliver ‘best in class’ responsive ecommerce experiences for their visitors.
Couple this with them being committed to an optimisation strategy, and we are extremely excited about the potential to improve their online performance.
But the challenge is, with so few larger retailers with large product catalogues already having moved to a responsive design (and this doesn’t mean the ones that have are necessarily doing it well) where can inspiration be gained to deliver a best in class experience?
Enter stage left Nixon, which starts its about page text with ‘We make the little shit better’.
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by Paul Rouke
29 April 2013 10:52am
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Responsive design has proven to be one of the key digital trends of 2013 and is certainly one of the most popular topics on the Econsultancy blog.
The potential benefits of going responsive are obvious and we’ve previously highlighted several examples of ecommerce brands that have seen immediate rewards from adopting the technology.
However it does also need to be noted that building a responsive design requires a great deal of investment and isn’t necessarily the perfect solution for all site owners, particularly when you take into account the problems it causes with advertisers.
Nonetheless, there has been a steady trickle of brands launching new responsive sits in the past few months so I thought it would be useful to compile a list of 10 notable examples.
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by David Moth
23 April 2013 11:01am
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Responsive design is just one of a number of options available for businesses currently devising a mobile strategy, however it is seen by many to be the only sensible long-term option.
For the uninitiated, responsive design allows websites to work from a single set of code that resizes itself to fit whatever screen a particular visitor is using, thereby negating the need for a separate mobile site.
We previously investigated the benefits of the technology in our posts looking at why Google loves responsive design and this roundup of 10 brilliant examples of responsive design in ecommerce.
But as with any new technology there are also potential downsides that businesses need to consider.
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by David Moth
16 January 2013 11:11am
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