Emma BrittonFeb 9, 2024
Richard Rutter

After all these years, I've only just realised that the illustration for @beep's seminal Responsive Design article is itself responsive. 🤦

https://alistapart.com/article/responsive-web-design/

#typography #webdev #webdesign

Responsive Web Design

Designers have coveted print for its precision layouts, lamenting the varying user contexts on the web that compromise their designs. Ethan Marcotte advocates we shift our design thinking to approp…

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Feb 7, 2024 at 8:52amWeb
Show threadRonanFeb 7, 2024
@Richr @beep yes, well, I, ahem, knew* this of course
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*Did not know
Show threadEric EggertFeb 7, 2024
@Richr @beep I knew about this easter egg, but I think only after Ethan showed it in a talk.
Show threadScott MatterFeb 8, 2024

@yatil @Richr @beep

I always found it kind of funny working with devs who got obsessed with perfecting the breakpoints for responsive transitions, sitting there repeatedly resizing browser windows on their machines to get it just right.

This thread, about this lovely and effective implementation, kinda reminds me of that for some reason

Show threadEthan MarcotteFeb 7, 2024
@Richr Oh hey, well, don’t feel bad — the responsive version got added *several* years after the fact!
Show threadRonald vd W.Feb 7, 2024
@Richr @beep It doesn't say (or I couldn't find it) but is that Kevin Cornell's work?
Show threadEthan MarcotteFeb 7, 2024
@ronaldb66 It is!
Show threadRonald vd W.Feb 7, 2024
@beep Excellent! I thought I recognized it! 😁
Show threadMike-麥-Mai-v1.618 😎Feb 7, 2024
@Richr @beep it’s a classic!
Show threadAnkeFeb 7, 2024

@Richr @beep

Ooo this has always been one of my favorite things to show my colleagues! It's awesome and cute!!

Show threadLucas ✦Feb 7, 2024

@Richr @beep

this is such a wonderful detail!
Well done <3

Show threadRonanFeb 7, 2024
@Richr @beep that's brilliant
Show threadDr. Quadragon ❌Feb 7, 2024

@Richr This is genius.

@beep

Show threadhybrid havocFeb 7, 2024
@Richr @beep That's so cool
Show threadGreg WoodsFeb 7, 2024
@Richr @beep aaah, that is delightful.
Show threadJoe CotelleseFeb 7, 2024
@Richr @beep @siracusa
Show threadMichel Bozgounov 🇺🇦 🇪🇺Feb 8, 2024
@Richr @beep Noooooo! How is it possible? I love the article and the brilliant Sherlock Holmes RWD example page. I have revisited the article quite a few times during the years. Yet... I haven't noticed the Illustration in the article itself? :-)
Show thread@jacquiharperFeb 8, 2024
@Richr @beep It’s the best!
Show threadinfrathin ꙮFeb 8, 2024
@Richr @beep I'm *still* mad we called it "responsive"  and I'll never get over it.
Show threadRichard RutterFeb 8, 2024
@infrathin @Richr @beep I think it’s more important that it was called *something*
Show threadEfi (nap pet) 🦊💤Feb 8, 2024
@Richr @beep but not the title 🤔
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 12, 2024
@Richr @beep unreal. How absolutely badass.