{"id":4603,"date":"2011-07-06T10:53:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T17:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=4603"},"modified":"2017-01-22T19:50:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T03:50:35","slug":"weve-redesigned-responsively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/weve-redesigned-responsively\/","title":{"rendered":"We’ve Redesigned… Responsively"},"content":{"rendered":"
Welcome to our updated and refreshed website. It’s not a dramatic redesign\u2014we did that in January. Rather, it’s an overhaul to make sure that we’re using all the best technology. Exactly the stuff that we recommend to our clients, in fact.<\/p>\n
There’s a lot that’s different. First, we’re running WordPress<\/a> 3.2, the latest version. We’re very happy with it, and we’ve got it set up to run fast. We’re becoming rather comfortable with the system, and if you come to us for a website, it’s almost certainly what we’ll suggest.<\/p>\n Next, we’re using what is called Responsive Design<\/a>. That basically means that this one single design is actually optimized for no less than six different browser sizes. That means whether you’re on a fancy 27 inch display, like the one in our office, or a three-and-a-half inch iPhone, it looks right. It doesn’t look the same, however.<\/p>\n For example, if you’re on a desktop browser, we show you a nice big multi-column layout, but on a phone, we rearrange the columns to fit and still be legible. On a mobile browser, navigating from one portfolio item to the next might involve a lot of scrolling, so we surface that navigation element at small sizes. We’ve spent the time to get the layouts optimized for different devices, and we considered mobile first<\/a>.<\/p>\n We’re also using the latest web standards, like HTML5<\/a> and CSS3<\/a>. This has a visual impact. For example, the circular shapes on the site are all created by the web browser you’re using, but if you have an older one, they’re square. The animating fade-in on the home page isn’t a complicated JavaScript like you usually see, and it’s not Flash. It’s just plain old CSS, which means the animation is smooth even on a cell phone. And because we’re using HTML5, the code we’re writing is simpler, cleaner, and more search engine friendly.<\/p>\n