Things I had to learn - Adaptive Design

While doing my research into creating a website, I kept reading about "Adaptive Design". I had never really heard of this until now, and so I had to investigate it a little further.

What I discovered was that websites need to be accessible on various devices other than the standard desktop or laptop screen. This is simply because the usage of handheld devices like iPhones and iPads, are being used to access to the internet and view websites.

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I found the following statement very interesting, and if I had more time to spend on this project, I would have certainly adopted it:

Golden Rule: Start design and engineering with the smallest version (320px wide). It forces you to make the hard decisions from the very beginning. (source: http://mashable.com/2012/12/04/future-of-media/)

From doing further research into this Adaptive design, I discovered that there is also "responsive Design", this is a little different to Adaptive Design.

Responsive Web Design, uses CSS media queries to modify the appearance of a website based on the size of the device being used.

Links:

The Two Flavours of a ‘One Web’ Approach: Responsive vs. Adaptive : http://www.webmonkey.com/2013/05/the-two-flavors-of-a-one-web-approach-responsive-vs-adaptive/

Building a Responsive, Future-Friendly Web for Everyone
http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/01/building-a-responsive-future-friendly-web-for-everyone/