I went to my third (of three) Breaking Development Conference in April – this time it was in a biodome in Orlando, FL.
Following on from the themes of the previous conferences, a large part of the conference was focused on responsive web design (RWD). RWD was proposed as a widely applicable solution at the first BDConf, and reinforced at the second by the people behind the Boston Globe‘s RWD redesign. This time, RWD was refined (using ems rather than pixels for layout), design workflows were discussed, and there was a tutorial on how to build a responsive website, starting with both a traditional site, and a mobile first design. Other topics were covered, including device APIs for web apps, and the future browser and device landscape – even TVs!
While I took notes, Brad Frost did an excellent job of summarizing each session, so I’m going to link to his blog; Jenifer Hanen also has notes on all the sessions.
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