Responsive Design Techniques

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk through some modern responsive design techniques that you may not have heard of, or haven’t had a chance to use yet. Linode - Sponsor Whether you’re working on a personal project or managing enterprise infrastructure, you deserve simple, affordable, and accessible cloud computing solutions that allow you to take your project to the next level. Simplify your cloud infrastructure with Linode’s Linux virtual machines and develop, deploy, and scale your modern applications faster and easier. Get started on Linode today with a $100 in free credit for listeners of Syntax. You can find all the details at linode.com/syntax. Linode has 11 global data centers and provides 24/7/365 human support with no tiers or hand-offs regardless of your plan size. In addition to shared and dedicated compute instances, you can use your $100 in credit on S3-compatible object storage, Managed Kubernetes, and more. Visit linode.com/syntax and click on the “Create Free Account” button to get started. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session re-player and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at logrocket.com/syntax. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax Show Notes 00:47 Clean Talk 03:55 The menu of responsive design Syntax 154 with Sara Soueidan 06:52 Responsive design basics 11:54 What should you build for first in 2022? 16:15 Shrink and grow until it looks bad 21:36 Menus in responsive 23:43 Sponsor: Linode 24:13 Grid systems 28:08 Grid and Flexbox CSS Grid Course Flexbox Course Can I Use 35:02 Sponsor: LogRocket 36:00 Container queries 45:56 FitText 49:12 How do you test these types of things? 51:15 Future techniques coming 53:28 Sponsor: Freshbooks 53:56 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Lutron Light switches Wes: Sunco Lighting BR30 Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets