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Choosing between min-width and max-width media queries

December 23, 2015January 5, 2016

I’m often asked a variation of the following question: Should I use min-width or max-width media queries? The obvious answer is, of course, “yes”. But you know what they’re asking: which of the two is better? Those for whom responsive design has become second nature might find it an odd question, and will know that […]

Posted in CSS, Design, HTML, Layout, Mobile, Responsive, Web Standards

Responsive Design Sameness

March 21, 2014September 23, 2014

Sometimes, when discussions are really interesting, I find it hard not to chime in. Mark Boulton tweeted: I wonder if #RWD looks the way it does because so many projects aren’t being run by designers, but by front-end dev teams. Then the fine Mr. Tim Kadlec wrote a great post, followed by observations from Susan […]

Posted in Creativity, Design, Responsive

Responsive Design Workflow Workshop in Berlin

October 26, 2013September 23, 2014

With Smashing Magazine, I’ll be doing a workshop on Responsive Design Workflow in Berlin on November 11. Here’s why. My book, Responsive Design Workflow, has been available since mid-April. The content of the book (as the workflow described within it) is not difficult, but the concepts and techniques presented do become more complex as the […]

Posted in Design, Events, Presentations, Responsive

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