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Responsive Web Design by Example

By : Frahaan Hussain
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Responsive Web Design by Example

By: Frahaan Hussain

Overview of this book

Desktop-only websites just aren't good enough anymore. As you enter a future of increasingly diverse browsing methods, you need to know how to build websites that are presentable and will work perfectly with the huge volume of different device sizes and resolutions that are now commercially available. Responsive web design is an answer to the problem of modern web development. By following the detailed step-by-step instructions, previews, and examples mentioned in this book, you will learn how to build engaging responsive websites and upgrade your skills as a web designer. With coverage of Responsive Grid System and Bootstrap, you will learn about the most powerful frameworks in responsive web design. In this book, you will learn how to create a crisp blog page, a beautiful portfolio site, a cool social networking page, and a fun photo gallery. Through each of these projects, you'll learn how to build various elements of a modern responsive website, and also find out which framework works best for your project specifications. By the end of the book, you will have gained practical skills you need to build real-world websites that are professional, creative and truly responsive.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

What will our social network user page consist of?

You're probably wondering what our social media user page will look like. We will use the Google+ style layout, which was covered earlier. Let's take a look at what the user page consists of:

  • Jumbotron:
    • A user banner
    • The user's name
    • Extra information on the user, for example, their follower count
  • Small cards to show what groups the user is following:
    • A banner image
    • A group name
    • The group member count
  • Regular-sized cards to show the user's posts; these will be very similar to the timeline post cards

We used cards in the timeline as well. Cards are one of the many features of Bootstrap that you will constantly use, as they provide a very cool method for laying out content. As usual, add your own twist to them using HTML elements and CSS to style them. Google+'s user page is responsive, like the rest...