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 ===== Making 'one site for all' happen =====
-The key feature you need to adopt is called **Progressive enhancement**.((This also applies to behaviour, and we will study it in more depth next year when we look at JavaScript))
+  * The key design approach that you need to adopt is called **Progressive enhancement**.((This also applies to behaviour, and we will study it in more depth next year when we look at JavaScript))
+  * In summary you need to separate HTML from styles so that you can progressively enhance the layout for higher resolution and more capable devices
+  * For a good introduction see Ethan Marotte, //Responsive Web Design//, [[http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design|www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design]] and the [[http://www.abookapart.com/products/responsive-web-design|Book of the same name]].
-In summary you need to separate HTML from styles so that you can progressively enhance the layout for higher resolution and more capable devices
-For a good introduction see Ethan Marotte, //Responsive Web Design//, [[http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design|www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design]] and the Book of the same name.
 Example: [[http://www.foodsense.is|www.foodsense.is]]
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-* try resizing the browser window and watch what happens to the main content, banner, navigation menu and other items that are on the screen.
+  * try resizing the browser window and watch what happens to the main content, banner, navigation menu and other items that are on the screen.
-* If you can, try viewing the site on a smart phone and/or tablet. With these devices check what happens when you change the orientation of the device.
+  * If you can, try viewing the site on a smart phone and/or tablet.
+  * With these devices check what happens when you change the orientation of the device.
+===== Principles of Responsive Design =====
-Principles:
+Also known as "//Mobile First//" design
-• a flexible grid-based layout
+  * A flexible grid-based layout
-        fluid layout width (margin) padding set
+  * Flexible images and media
-        to ewes or percentages, Makes all
+  * Use of media queries
-        layout elements relative
-• Flexible images and media
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+  * //A flexible grid-based layout// uses so-called fluid layout so that width/margin/padding of elements are defined in percentages or ems rather than pixels. This makes the location and size of all elements relative and easily resizable.
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+  * //Flexible images and media// means that images and video are sized by percentages which can be scaled up or down. This may require server-side support for scaling if it is to be efficient on mobile devices.
-• Media queries, A 0553 component
+  * //Use of media queries// -- a CSS3 feature -- that allows you to adjust the design based on device features such as the width of the device's viewable area.
-that allows you to adjust deng based
+</note>
-on media features such as width of
-browser's relievable page over
+===== Further Reading =====
-Together called "Responsive Design"
+  * Luke Wroblowski, //Mobile First design//, Nov 2009. URL [[http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?933|www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?933]] (See also the [[http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1137]] and Book with same title from [[http://www.abookapart.com/products/mobile-first|A Book Apart]], 2011.
-or 'Mobile First-4
+  * Jeremy Keith on the "one site for all approach, "One Web", Presentation at the 2011 DIBI Conference: [[http://www.vimeo.com/27484362|www.vimeo.com/27484362]] and transcript [[http://www.adactio.com/articles/4938|www.adactio.com/articles/4938]]
-Further Reading
-        Luke Wrote lew ski-^ Mobile First"
+===== Understanding and Using Media Queries =====
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