Responsive Design Workflow: Mobilism 2012

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?

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WORKFLOWNOW

INFORMATIONARCHITECTUREﬂickr.com/photos/cannedtuna/4853380320/

INTERACTION DESIGNhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Article-Feedback-Page-Simple-Wireframe-V5-10-26.png

LOOK, MA! INTERACTION DESIGNhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Article-Feedback-Page-Simple-Wireframe-V5-10-26.png

DESIGNﬂickr.com/photos/zieak/2905918515/

DESIGNPHOTOSHOP, RINSE, REPEATﬂickr.com/photos/zieak/2905918515/

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 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Article-Feedback-Page-Simple-Wireframe-V5-10-26.png

CONTENT REFERENCE WIREFRAMES

CONTENT REFERENCE WIREFRAMES 1 2, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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

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?

AN HTML/CSS/JS PROTOTYPE LOOKS LIKE THIS:

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

STRUCTURED CONTENTLINEAR DESIGNCONTENT REFERENCE WIREFRAMES

STRUCTURED CONTENTLINEAR DESIGNCONTENT REFERENCE WIREFRAMES CSS

STRUCTURED CONTENTLINEAR DESIGNCONTENT REFERENCE WIREFRAMES CSSPROTOTYPE

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

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

Responsive Design Workflow: Mobilism 2012

Stephen Hay

Responsive Design Workflow: Mobilism 2012