Responsive Layouts, Responsively Wireframed Responsive layouts, responsively wireframed Made with HTML/CSS (no images, no JS*) this is a simple interactive experiment with responsive design techniques. Use the buttons top-right to toggle between desktop and mobile layouts. Using simple layout wireframes, this illustrates how a series of pages could work across these different devices, by simulating how the layout of each page would change responsively, to suit the context. Responsive layouts? Producing static wireframes to design layouts for websites, web applications and user-interfaces has worked well for a long time. However, this solution creates a new problem: How should we go about the process of designing these variable layouts? Enter, responsive wireframes? The 'wireframes' on this page (which are only very simple, high-level examples) were created with HTML/CSS, and some argue that this is the answer; to design in the browser. So which is better? Traditional wireframes? HTML? So, what's the answer? Just wondering...
Design with Intent toolkit | Requisite Variety Design with Intent toolkit Design with Intent: 101 patterns for influencing behaviour through design by Dan Lockton with David Harrison & Neville A. Stanton. ISBN 978-0-9565421-0-6 (print) & 978-0-9565421-1-3 (PDF) Requisite Variety’s Design with Intent toolkit is a collection of design patterns, or ‘gambits’, for influencing user behaviour through design.Download the toolkit (free) or buy printed packs It’s applicable across product, service, interaction and architectural design, aimed at socially and environmentally beneficial behaviour change. The toolkit’s in use by industry, public sector and educational organisations worldwide, and Requisite Variety also offers workshops and consultancy using it, as well as exploring other aspects of design for behaviour change, and the interface between people and technology. Explore the eight ‘lenses’ of the toolkit
20 tools to help you create responsive web designs Building responsive design has become a huge trend in the web design world. There is a good reason for that: responsive websites are much more relevant than fixed web designs in a time where a lot of internet traffic comes from mobile devices. In this article we take a look at some of the most useful tool to help you with the creation of responsive designs. Sketching / wireframing tools First things first, responsive design need to be well-thought or you’ll get much more work than you would have otherwise. 1. A common problem you’ll run into when planning a responsive web design is to chose which devices and sizes you’ll design for. 2. Simple PDF templates to help you map out how layout sections will change in different resolutions. 3. Quickly get the CSS for creating your fluid grid website with this simple tool. 4. ProtoFluid simplifies the development of fluid layouts and adaptive CSS using Media Queries. Responsive design elements 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Templates and grids 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Wirefy | The Responsive Wireframe Framework 3D Festival powered by 360Fashion Network Beijing Design Week 2013 | 360Fashion Blog Beijing, China — 360Fashion Network pioneers again by reaching beyond fashion into design during the Beijing Design Week 2013 and creating the 3D Festival. The festival will include a showcase, training, workshops, speeches, and demonstration of 3D Printing, 3D Augmented Reality, 3D Body Scanning, 3D Design, and 3D Virtual Worlds. The exhibition will take place during the Beijing Design Week 2013, September 28th, 2013 to October 3rd, 2013. The location will be at TheNode, a new tech hub for startups created by TechNode entrepreneur, Dr. Daily seminars and speeches will be as follows:
Comment tester un site responsive? (partie 1) Savoir si un site développé se comporte bien en responsive est devenu une nécessité de nos jours. Il est donc important de connaître tous les moyens mis à notre disposition pour réaliser cette étude. Deux lignes de conduites (probablement complémentaires) sont à prendre en compte : soit on teste sur des outils simulant le comportement des appareils, soit on teste directement sur les supports que l'on souhaite prendre en charge. Bien évidemment, la méthode la plus fiable reste celle qui consiste à utiliser le smartphone ou autre appareil dont l'éligibilité est à vérifier. Avantages Pas d'installation sur le poste et de ce fait, compatible avec toutes les plateformes. Inconvénients L'évènement Touch n'est généralement pas pris en charge. Nous vous proposons dans un premier temps de découvrir les différentes méthodes de simulations proposées par les éditeurs de navigateurs et des services en ligne. Les solutions des navigateurs Internet Explorer Chrome Firefox Opera Safari Les outils en ligne
MockFlow - Online Wireframe Tool Why Google Just Paid $3 Billion for a Thermostat Company It has been a couple years since Google announced a multi-billion dollar acquisition that caused peoples' jaws to drop. On Monday, the company did just that with the news that it had entered into an agreement to buy Nest, which makes smart thermostats and smoke detectors, for $3.2 billion in cash. On Twitter, some users reacted by joking about the possibility of Google requiring a Google+ account to use Nest products or introducing thermostat ads. These and other reactions showed a genuine concern that Google might somehow mess up Nest, a common enough concern with any acquisition. There was also a sense of confusion about what a search company wants with a thermostat maker. In a brief statement about the acquisition, Google's CEO Larry Page stayed vague, but alluded to one possible incentive for the acquisition: "We are excited to bring great experiences to more homes in more countries and fulfill their dreams!” The key word in that sentence is "homes." He added: Image: Nest
Detecting and Responding to iPad Orientation Change in Adobe Edge Animate | CHRIS GANNON With the help of Simon Widjaja and friends’ Edge Commons Dirty Little Helpers library I have extended the Flexible Layouts Using Adobe Edge Animate and the Edge Commons Library tutorial to work on an iPad. Simon’s tutorial/demo works well on a browser when resizing and this demo takes that one stage further and uses the ‘window.orientation‘ event to trigger the resize code uses a simple <meta content> tag to ensure the device as it 100% and recognises the change in dimensions. You can still trigger the resize code in your desktop browser but this is designed to detect your iPad’s orientation too. I’ll write it up fully later with a walk-through of the functionality but for now you can just play around with it and look at the (fairly simple) code – also I thought it would be a nice start to the week! I have removed the ‘window.orientation‘ call as it is not required – even simpler! View the demo on your iPad here Download the source here Like this: Like Loading... Related In "3d" MooDisco!
30 Wireframe Templates and Toolkits Creating wireframes doesn’t necessarily require the use of special wireframing software. It is entirely possible to plan and prototype user interfaces using established tools like Adobe Illustrator, OmniGraffle or even PowerPoint and Keynote. These tools are tried and tested and incorporate a rich set of features that allow users to quickly and easily create wireframes without the need for specialist software. What’s more, they are designed by reliable software providers and it’s highly likely that they will continue to be around in a few years’ time. To help you get started with wireframing using your tool of choice, I have compiled a list of useful wireframe templates and resources that are available in different file formats. Webpage Wireframe Stencil Kit (Adobe Illustrator, EPS) A collection of high-fidelity wireframe controls and icons in .ai and .eps vector format; free for use in both personal and commercial projects. Webpage Wireframe Stencil Kit → Wireframe/Blueprint Kit →
Designing for Context: The Multiscreen Ecosystem To create applications and systems that are easy to use, it is crucial to understand the user and the context in which the app will be used. Understanding the context helps design systems that anticipate use cases at a relevant time of use. The more unobtrusive and transparent the experience is at the time of use, the better the design. This means the user does not have to think about the device he is using, changes in the environment, or changes in context, and can rely on great functionality and ease of use independent of his situation. In traditional systems, the context of use did not change much. The Multiscreen App Ecosystem Designing for context is especially important when designing for a multiscreen ecosystem, where multiple devices are all a part of one product. Michal Levin, a UX designer at Google, describes multiscreen ecosystems in terms of three main categories. Padracer - a complementary multi-screen experience SlingPlayer for tablet The Continuous Multiscreen Experience
ProtoFluid. Responsive Design Testing. The Best Social Media Icons All In One Place 464 shares 8 Free & Useful Minimal Icon Sets Icons are certainly a very important element of a design. Read More 916 shares 8 Beautiful and Free Flat Icon Sets For the past few years in web design, we’ve noticed a trend in moving toward simplicity and minimalism. Responsive design : définition, fonctionnement, ressources et tutoriels « Design Spartan : Art digital, digital painting, webdesign, illustration et inspiration… Si vous vous intéressez de près ou de loin au webdesign ou à l’intégration, vous n’avez pas pu échapper au dernier terme à la mode : le “responsive web design”. Cette avancée technologique est également une nouvelle philosophie de création de site. Voici un article pour définir ce qu’est le “responsive web design” et expliquer quels en sont les points-clés (puis plein de liens, de tutoriels et de ressources super cools aussi !). Le “responsive web design” est né suite à un besoin grandissant. Le problème est qu’on ne peut pas – ou du moins ce ne serait pas très pratique – développer autant de versions d’un site qu’il y a de résolutions différentes. Définition du responsive web design Cette évolution des techniques de webdesign, d’intégration et de développement se base sur un objectif simple : un même site doit pouvoir s’adapter lui-même aux différentes résolutions d’écrans… et donc son contenu aussi ! Voici 2 exemples pour illustrer des webdesigns crées de façon “responsive” : La typo 1.