📱 Responsive Design

Create websites that work beautifully on all devices and screen sizes

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Responsive Design Curriculum

11
Design Units
~40
Techniques
15+
Projects
All Devices
Compatibility
1

Responsive Design Principles

Learn the fundamental concepts and principles of responsive web design.

  • What is responsive design?
  • Mobile-first approach
  • Progressive enhancement
  • Graceful degradation
  • Device diversity
  • Accessibility considerations
  • Performance implications
  • User experience design
2

Viewport and Meta Tags

Configure viewport settings and understand their impact on responsive design.

  • Viewport meta tag
  • Initial scale
  • Maximum scale
  • User scalable
  • Width settings
  • Device pixel ratio
  • Viewport units
  • Browser compatibility
3

Media Queries

Master CSS media queries to create adaptive layouts for different devices.

  • Media query syntax
  • Breakpoint strategies
  • Screen size targeting
  • Orientation queries
  • Resolution queries
  • Feature queries
  • Logical operators
  • Media query organization
4

Flexible Grid Systems

Create fluid and flexible grid layouts that adapt to different screen sizes.

  • CSS Grid for responsive
  • Flexbox layouts
  • Percentage-based grids
  • Auto-fit and auto-fill
  • Minmax functions
  • Grid areas
  • Subgrid
  • Container queries
5

Responsive Images

Optimize images for different devices and screen resolutions.

  • Flexible images
  • srcset attribute
  • sizes attribute
  • Picture element
  • Art direction
  • Retina displays
  • WebP format
  • Lazy loading
6

Responsive Typography

Scale typography effectively across different screen sizes and reading contexts.

  • Fluid typography
  • Relative units
  • Clamp function
  • Viewport units
  • Line height scaling
  • Reading experience
  • Variable fonts
  • Accessibility compliance
7

Navigation Patterns

Design navigation systems that work across all device types.

  • Mobile navigation
  • Hamburger menus
  • Off-canvas navigation
  • Tab bars
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Progressive disclosure
  • Touch-friendly design
  • Keyboard navigation
8

Touch and Interaction

Design for touch interfaces and various interaction methods.

  • Touch target sizing
  • Gesture support
  • Hover alternatives
  • Touch feedback
  • Pointer events
  • Device capabilities
  • Input methods
  • Accessibility features
9

Performance Optimization

Optimize responsive websites for fast loading on all devices.

  • Mobile performance
  • Critical CSS
  • Resource loading
  • Image optimization
  • Font loading
  • JavaScript optimization
  • Caching strategies
  • Progressive web apps
10

Testing and Debugging

Test responsive designs across devices and debug common issues.

  • Browser dev tools
  • Device emulation
  • Real device testing
  • Responsive testing tools
  • Cross-browser testing
  • Performance testing
  • Accessibility testing
  • Common issues
11

Advanced Responsive Techniques

Explore cutting-edge responsive design techniques and future trends.

  • Container queries
  • Intrinsic web design
  • Component-based design
  • CSS custom properties
  • Modern layout methods
  • Responsive components
  • Design systems
  • Future of responsive

Unit 1: Responsive Design Principles

Learn the fundamental concepts and principles of responsive web design.

What is Responsive Design?

Understand the core concept of responsive web design and its importance.

Flexible Adaptive Multi-device Fluid
Responsive design is an approach to web design that creates dynamic changes to the appearance of a website, depending on the screen size and orientation of the device being used to view it.
📱
Mobile
320-768px
💻
Tablet
768-1024px
🖥️
Desktop
1024px+
/* Responsive design example */
.container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .container {
    padding: 0 15px;
  }
}

Mobile-First Approach

Learn why starting with mobile design leads to better responsive websites.

Mobile-First Benefits:
• Forces focus on essential content and features
• Better performance on slower mobile networks
• Progressive enhancement as screen size increases
• Easier to scale up than scale down
• Better user experience across all devices
Implementation Strategy:
Start with mobile styles as your base CSS, then use min-width media queries to enhance the design for larger screens. This ensures your site works on the smallest devices first.

Device Diversity

Understand the wide range of devices and screen sizes your website needs to support.

Device Considerations:
• Screen sizes from 320px to 2560px and beyond
• Different pixel densities (1x, 2x, 3x)
• Various input methods (touch, mouse, keyboard)
• Different connection speeds and capabilities
• Orientation changes (portrait/landscape)
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Unit 2: Viewport and Meta Tags

Configure viewport settings and understand their impact on responsive design.

Viewport Meta Tag

Configure the viewport meta tag for optimal responsive behavior.

Viewport Meta Tag Initial Scale