Responsive Web Design V Dedicated Mobile Sites
The digital age is well and truly upon us and evolving at a rate of bytes. It’s no longer just a desktop environment. In recent years there has been a monstrous influx of devices, from desktops to laptops, tablets to smart phones. In 2012 “58% of UK residents owned a smartphone” and “almost a fifth (19%) of UK residents owned a tablet” N.Lomas December 13th, 2012. With these figures comes a headache for designers and developers alike. It’s no longer the case that we're designing for just desktops, we have to take into account the large selection of ever growing devices that are out there. Luckily, as the web evolves so do the technologies that surround it. As web designers, the two main approaches to work with, are responsive web design (RWD) or a dedicated mobile website. Responsive web design A web design approach aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing experience – easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling – across a wide range...