Responsive Design
Successful responsive design isn’t just about fluid grids and media queries: it’s about designing a better process. The challenges companies face go well beyond new design and development techniques—doing responsive design right also requires a new way of thinking about project goals, roles and responsibilities, review and approval processes, and project culture. The best responsive sites are based on a culture of performance, a plan for accessibility and progressive enhancement from the outset, an iterative design and development practice, and—perhaps most important—a well-researched and executed content strategy.
This workshop is brought to you by Karen McGrane and Ethan Marcotte. Both are well known authors, speakers and trainers for years now.
During the workshop
We lay the groundwork for understanding responsive design and why it's important; how your content will need to adapt as you move onto other platforms and devices; how your design and development processes will change; how the tools and deliverables you create will evolve; and how to make responsive design happen in your organisation. This session will include a mix of presentations by Ethan and Karen, hands-on exercises, discussions among the attendees, and we always leave plenty of time for Q&A.
This workshop will cover:
- Selling and gaining buy-in for doing responsive design
- Thinking about content separate from presentation, and how the "page" is different
- Rapid iterations and prototyping as part of the responsive design process
- Managing the rewrite and migration process along with a redesign
- How content types, pattern libraries, and design standards can make your life easier
- How project team and stakeholder roles and responsibilities change
- How review and approval processes will be different
Required equipment and knowledge
You don't need hands-on experience with front-end coding techniques, but you do need a working knowledge of the design and development process. To get the most out of the workshop, you'll need to bring both a laptop and a mobile device.
When is the workshop taking place?
This workshop is taking place on Wednesday 21st. It is taking place at Codecentric, Kölner Landstr. 11, 40591 Düsseldorf
