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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 is a reusable project template?

Most websites have a specific layout that is generic across most, if not all, of its pages. This is true for responsive and non-responsive websites. Usually, a website has a header and a footer that incorporate the website's brand and style and is used on all pages. Some websites also have a sidebar that is used on all pages.

Let's take a look at an example to illustrate this, let's look at YouTube. On the home page, a header and video recommendations appear:

Scrolling to the bottom shows the footer with useful links after all of the video recommendations:

Now let's open a video and see how the top of the page looks:

As you can see, the header is identical and only the page's main content is different. Now let's look at the footer at the bottom of the page:

All of the preceding screenshots are from YouTube
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