15 Responsive Design Tips that You should never miss

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Introduction ●

Responsive Web Designing(RWD) is a process of designing a single website to be used & compatible on different electronic devices.

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Also known as Adaptive Web Designing (AWD).

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Before designing you need to have a clear vision and planning about what you are expecting from your responsive website.

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Follow the tips to be kept in mind while creating responsive design. www.smartinfosys.net

Planning is required ●

Proper Planning is required before going for a website design.

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Note everything that you are expecting from your website.

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Look at the technical aspects before implementing any responsive design.

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Well worked plan can create a good user experience thus leading to raise the standards of your brand.

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Prototyping Software ●

Use a proper prototyping software like Adobe Edge Reflow

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They allow you to create media queries & design your own layout to fit all devices.

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You can further set breakpoints wherever required.

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You can further edit by copying CSS to other HTML to refine your design

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Go for Mobile Design First ●

Always create a website design for your mobile first.

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Designing on tablets and desktop can be done later.

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If your content, design, images are perfect withh mobiles, less are the chances you will face issues with other devices.

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Navigation is Important ●

Navigation is an important factor while designing a responsive web design.

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In case of multiple navigational menus, you should create a single icon that opens a drop down menu for additional menu items.

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Extra navigational menus will lead to poor design.

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Layout & Interface ●

Build entire layout and interface first before going for coding part.

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Make sure the buttons are big enough for fingertips.

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Keep the design simple & functional.

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Don'tover-stuff your website with more items and functions.

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Software ●

Choose your template according to the coding used on the website.

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For simple responsive design you can go for wordpress .

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For complex design GoMobi will be fit for you.

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Image Format ●

You should be careful while choosing the size of your images.

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Go for optimized images for each layout of your screen.

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Use JPEG, PNG -8 & GIF file formats for your images.

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Avoid using simple PNG file format.

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Image Measurements ●

Use precise and exact image dimensions for all your images.

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The dimensions used must not scale down your image.

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The resolution & quality of the image must not be affected.

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Parallax Scrolling ●

Use parallax design & scrolling for your responsive webste design.

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If you are a novice to this method follow the tutorials present on video sharing sites.

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Proper utilization of this tool can create a mobile-friendly site for your business.

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Latest Updates ●

Go for latest updates & upgraded technology to stay in tune with the market.

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Include instructions for any new user who can benefit from your experience & expertise.

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Make sure you leave enough inputs for them to update your site.

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Less Wordy ●

Never make your mobile design the exact replica of your desktop design.

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Keep the most important things only.

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Do not go for long scrolling pages which can be a factor for losing your viewers.

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Google ●

Take help from google while designing your responsive website.

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Google provides you a pool of information including tutorials for website design.

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Follow them & create a user friendly responsive website design.

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Code Snippets & Templates ●

Proper use of API is very important for your mobile website.

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Check the performance of various code snippets and the template which you are using.

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These components might be the reason for slower performance of your website.

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Built Framework ●

Use already existing themes like Thesis or Genesis .

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They can create custom child themes for your website.

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This will save your time as you do not have to start building your website from a scratch.

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Clean Design ●

Clean and simple design can attract your customers.

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A fully functional and professional website can allure them.

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Get rid of all extra items which will make your website both slow and less attractive.

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Keep only essential items to improve page loading time.

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