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Responsive Design High Performance

By : Els
Book Image

Responsive Design High Performance

By: Els

Overview of this book

This book is ideal for developers who have experience in developing websites or possess minor knowledge of how responsive websites work. No experience of high-level website development or performance tweaking is required.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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7. Speeding Up Development with Design Concepts, Patterns, and Programs
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Index

Planning


The most crucial part of any project, and often overlooked, is planning. When you know exactly where your project is heading, following the road map is a piece of cake. Proper planning also helps you set realistic expectations for your clients.

When you develop a new site—a responsive site—it is important to sketch all possible layouts. The three form factors to consider, as we know, are desktop, tablet, and smartphone. If you've never heard of http://www.interfacesketch.com/, this is the time to go and check it out. This site supplies you with templates for a variety of tablets and smartphones and a web browser wireframe. These can be printed and used to start your mock-ups and make your planning a little easier. You can even download frames for specific models such as the iPhone 6 or Nexus 10 tablet. Here is a sample drawing of the iPhone 6:

It's quite a simple thing—really. You can print it and start drawing your mock-ups immediately. Each project should have a collection of mock...