RESOURCES

Books on responsive design

Whether this book just whetted your appetite or you’re looking for more in-depth guidance on designing and building a responsive site, these books will level-up your bookshelf.

• Responsive Web Design, Ethan Marcotte, http://bkaprt.com/gr/01-04/
• Responsible Responsive Design, Scott Jehl, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-01/
• Learning Responsive Web Design, Clarissa Peterson, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-02/
• Implementing Responsive Design, Tim Kadlec, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-03/
• Responsive Design Workflow, Stephen Hay, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-04/

Process and workflow

Every team will find their own ways of working, but it’s helpful to hear how other teams have learned to work together.

• “The Modern Responsive Designer’s Workflow,” Dan Mall, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-05/
• “Responsive Process,” Ben Callahan, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-05/
• “A New Responsive Design Process,” Steve Fisher and Alaine Mackenzie, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-06/

Content modeling

My favorite subject, covered by some of my favorite people.

• “Responsive Content Modeling,” Steve Fisher, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-07/
• “Content Choreography in RWD,” Eileen Webb, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-05/
• “The Core Model: Designing Inside Out for Better Results,” Ida Aalen, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-08/

Responsive images

New markup elements and attributes have emerged to solve the responsive images problem. This isn’t just a technical solution—it changes content strategy and art direction, too.

• Responsive Images Community Group, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-09/
• Responsive Images 101, Jason Grigsby, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-10/
• Responsive Images in Practice, Eric Portis, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-11/

Pattern libraries and style guides

This weighty topic could fill volumes. You will find no better resources to guide you through this complex landscape.

• Website Style Guide Resources, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-12/
• Front-end Style Guides, Anna Debenham, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-13/
• “Creating Style Guides,” Susan Robertson, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-14/

Testing

The art and science of testing responsive websites merits its own book—I hope someone writes it. Until then, take advantage of these helpful guides.

• “Prioritizing Devices: Testing And Responsive Web Design,” Tom Maslen, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-15/
• “Testing Mobile Responsive Design,” Nicholas Potter, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-16/
• “How to Test Mobile Responsive Design Applications,” Matthew Heusser and Justin Rohrman, http://bkaprt.com/gr/07-17/