RESPONSIVE DESIGNWORKFLOW STEPHEN HAY . MOBILISM AMSTERDAM 20120511
SOME ASPECTS OF OUR WORK ARE DECIDEDLYUNSEXY(AND WORKFLOW IS ONE OF THEM)
Technology is advancing constantly.We’re starting to design for multiple platforms.We’re learning & using new tech all the time.Web design workflow generally remains unchanged.
Technology is advancing constantly.We’re starting to design for multiple platforms.We’re learning & using new tech all the time.Web design workflow generally remains unchanged.THIS IS *^%$#@! WEIRD.
OUR CLIENT WANTS SOME CHANGES MADE.
The answer is to design from the bottom up,which means
The answer is to design from the bottom up,which meansFROM THE CONTENT OUT.
Content and form are lovers,THEIR LOVE-CHILD IS DESIGN
MUCH DESIGN DECISIONMAKING IS BASED ONTECH THIS IS A BAD THING.
ANDY CLARKE ELLIOT JAY STOCKS PAUL BOAG RACHEL ANDREW LEA VEROU DAVID STOREY CHRIS HEILMANN AARRON WALTERAbsolutely ARAL BALKANshameless, BEN SCHWARZyet tasteful DMITRY FADEYEVbook plug MARC EDWARDS AND LITTLE OL’ ME
“One technique Ive used for years is to design in text… not necessarily describing everything in textual form[…]” — BRYAN RIEGER
“(which usually results in docs sounding oddly creepy, –it puts the lotion on its skin!)[…]” — BRYAN RIEGER
“essentially what is the message that needs to be communicated if I was ONLY able to provide the user with unstyled HTML?” — BRYAN RIEGER
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A WORD FOREVERYTHING THAT IS NOT DESKTOP:
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A WORD FOREVERYTHING THAT IS NOT DESKTOP:MOBILE
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A WORD FOREVERYTHING THAT IS NOT DESKTOP:MOBILEWE HAVE THE CONVENIENT TRINITY OF SMARTPHONES, TABLETS & DESKTOPS
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A WORD FOREVERYTHING THAT IS NOT DESKTOP:MOBILEWE HAVE THE CONVENIENT TRINITY OF SMARTPHONES, TABLETS & DESKTOPS OR DO WE?
DESIGN IS NOTDECORATIONAND DECORATION IS NOT DESIGN
RESPONSIVE WORKFLOW
RESPONSIVEWORKFLOW:10 STEPS
1. Content inventory 2. Content reference wireframes 3. Design in text (structured content) 4. Linear design 5. Breakpoint graph 6. Design for various breakpoints 7. HTML design prototypeRESPONSIVE 8. Present prototype screenshotsWORKFLOW: 9. Present prototype after revision10 STEPS 10. Document for production
1. CONTENT INVENTORY
1. CONTENT INVENTORY1. Site navigation2. Logo3. Date & location4. Social media links5. Registration status/link6. Introductory text7. Speakers (with photo)8. Countdown9. Sponsors10. Secondary navigation
CONTENT REFERENCE WIREFRAMES 1 2, 3 4 1. Site navigation 5 2. Logo 6 3. Date & location 4. Social media links 5. Registration status/link 7 6. Introductory text 7. Speakers (with photo) 8. Countdown 8 9. Sponsors 9 10. Secondary navigation 10
3. DESIGNINGIN TEXTENVISIONINGSTRUCTURED CONTENT
3. DESIGNING pandoc content.md -o content.html IN TEXT ENVISIONING STRUCTURED CONTENThttp://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/
3. DESIGNINGIN TEXTENVISIONINGSTRUCTURED CONTENT
3. DESIGNINGIN TEXTENVISIONINGSTRUCTURED CONTENT
THE WORLD’S FIRST WEBSITE IS ALMOSTMOBILE-READYhttp://www.w3.org/History/19921103-hypertext/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.htmlOPERA BROWSER
OPERA MOBILE, SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB
The device landscape is constantly changing.Capabilities are constantly changing.Properly structured content is portableto future platforms.
THE ZERO INTERFACE:THINK, DONE.ANY STEP WE ADD TO THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RUIN EVERYTHING,SO CHOOSE WISELY.
4. LINEAR “DESIGN” THE BARE ESSENTIALS. START PLAYING AROUND A BIT.
5. BREAKPOINT GRAPHSSTEPHEN FEW’S BULLET GRAPHS WERE THE INSPIRATION FOR BREAKPOINT GRAPHS
5. BREAKPOINT GRAPHSSTEPHEN FEW’S BULLET GRAPHS WERE THE INSPIRATION FOR BREAKPOINT GRAPHSTHINK FIRST IN TERMS OF DEVICE CLASSES, NOT SPECIFIC DEVICES.
6. DESIGN FOR VARIOUS BREAKPOINTSDON’T FORGET TOSKETCH
7. IF WE’RE NOT DELIVERING DESIGNS INPHOTOSHOP,WHAT DO WE DELIVER?
VERSION CONTROLPREPROCESSORS / HELPER SCRIPTSFRAMEWORKS (BE CAREFUL, THOUGH)HTML TEMPLATING, STATIC SITE GENERATORSDEVELOPMENT APPROACHES (SMACSS, ETC.)
8 & 9. SOME PRESENTATION PSYCHOLOGY
8 & 9. SOME PRESENTATION PSYCHOLOGY1. For the first presentation, use screenshots.
8 & 9. SOME PRESENTATION PSYCHOLOGY1. For the first presentation, use screenshots.2. See above.
10. AND WHAT DO WE GIVE TO THEDEVELOPERS?
INSPIRATION: JEREMY KEITH’S PATTERN PRIMERhttps://github.com/adactio/Pattern-Primer
INSPIRATION: JEREMY KEITH’S PATTERN PRIMERhttps://github.com/adactio/Pattern-Primer
WHAT I USE: DEXYhttp://www.dexy.it/
WHAT I USE: DEXYhttp://www.dexy.it/
WHAT I USE: DEXYhttp://www.dexy.it/
HOW DEXY WORKShttp://www.dexy.it/ MARKDOWN HTML CSS HTML DOCS SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING SCREENSHOTS VIA CasperJS / PhantomJS
YOU’VE JUST CREATED ASTYLEGUIDEAND THAT’S SO MUCH MORE USEFUL THAN A SIMPLE PHOTOSHOP FILE
1. Content inventory 2. Content reference wireframes 3. Design in text (structured content) 4. Linear design 5. Breakpoint graph 6. Design for various breakpoints 7. HTML design prototypeRESPONSIVE 8. Present prototype screenshotsWORKFLOW: 9. Present prototype after revision10 STEPS 10. Document for production
KEEP ADAPTING.KEEPLEARNING.
THX@STEPHENHAYTHE-HAYSTACK.COMSPECIAL THANKS TO BRYAN & STEPHANIE RIEGER and ANA NELSON
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