🔵 Responsive Web Design for Full-Stack

Master responsive design principles for creating adaptive user experiences

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Responsive Web Design Curriculum

12
Design Units
~40
Techniques
5+
Breakpoints
Mobile-First
Approach
1

Responsive Design Principles

Learn the fundamental concepts and principles of responsive web design.

  • What is responsive design?
  • Fixed vs fluid vs adaptive
  • Mobile-first approach
  • Progressive enhancement
  • Graceful degradation
  • Content strategy
  • Performance considerations
  • User experience principles
2

Viewport & Meta Tags

Configure viewport settings for optimal mobile rendering.

  • Viewport meta tag
  • Device pixel ratio
  • Viewport units (vw, vh)
  • Initial scale
  • User scalable
  • Viewport width
  • Mobile browser behavior
  • Viewport debugging
3

Media Queries

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

  • Media query syntax
  • Breakpoint strategies
  • Min-width vs max-width
  • Device orientation
  • Resolution queries
  • Print media queries
  • Complex media queries
  • Media query organization
4

Flexible Grid Systems

Create flexible layouts using CSS Grid and Flexbox.

  • CSS Grid fundamentals
  • Grid template areas
  • Auto-fit and auto-fill
  • Flexbox basics
  • Flex wrap and direction
  • Grid vs flexbox
  • Container queries
  • Subgrid
5

Responsive Images

Optimize images for different screen sizes and resolutions.

  • Responsive image techniques
  • Srcset attribute
  • Picture element
  • Art direction
  • Device pixel density
  • Image optimization
  • Lazy loading
  • WebP and modern formats
6

Typography & Text

Implement responsive typography that scales across devices.

  • Responsive font sizes
  • Fluid typography
  • CSS clamp() function
  • Line height optimization
  • Reading experience
  • Web font loading
  • Font display strategies
  • Text accessibility
7

Navigation Patterns

Design responsive navigation systems for mobile and desktop.

  • Mobile navigation patterns
  • Hamburger menus
  • Off-canvas navigation
  • Tab bars
  • Breadcrumb navigation
  • Mega menus
  • Sticky navigation
  • Navigation accessibility
8

Touch & Interaction

Optimize user interactions for touch devices and various input methods.

  • Touch target sizing
  • Hover states
  • Touch gestures
  • Pointer events
  • Swipe interactions
  • Button design
  • Form interactions
  • Accessibility considerations
9

Performance Optimization

Optimize responsive websites for fast loading on all devices.

  • Critical rendering path
  • Above-the-fold content
  • Resource prioritization
  • Mobile performance
  • Image optimization
  • CSS optimization
  • JavaScript loading
  • Core Web Vitals
10

Testing & Debugging

Test and debug responsive designs across different devices and browsers.

  • Browser developer tools
  • Device simulation
  • Real device testing
  • Cross-browser testing
  • Responsive testing tools
  • Performance testing
  • Accessibility testing
  • Automated testing
11

CSS Frameworks

Leverage CSS frameworks for rapid responsive development.

  • Bootstrap responsive grid
  • Tailwind CSS utilities
  • Foundation framework
  • Bulma CSS
  • Custom grid systems
  • Framework customization
  • Performance considerations
  • Framework comparison
12

Advanced Responsive Techniques

Master advanced responsive design patterns and modern CSS features.

  • Container queries
  • Intrinsic web design
  • CSS Grid advanced patterns
  • Aspect ratio control
  • Modern CSS functions
  • Progressive enhancement
  • Feature queries
  • Future-proof techniques

Unit 1: Responsive Design Principles

Learn the fundamental concepts and principles of responsive web design.

What is Responsive Design?

Understand responsive design as an approach to web design that makes pages render well on all devices.

Adaptive Flexible Multi-device User-centric
Responsive web design is an approach to web design that makes web pages render well on a variety of devices and window or screen sizes. It uses flexible layouts, images, and cascading style sheet media queries.
Design Benefits