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What is Responsive Web Design? [VIDEO]

October 03, 2013    Reading Time: 2 Minutes

Responsive web design (RWD) been a fairly hot topic over the past year in the industry so I’ve created a quick video to help you better understand it. I’ve also included an “in the wild” example of a responsive website that we’ve designed and developed on WordPress.

Video: What is Responsive Web Design? (with EXAMPLE) – Graticle Design

 

Video Transcription

Hi my name is Shawn, I’m with Graticle and we’re a web design company.

I just want to go over what responsive web design is and a responsive website that we’ve built for an example. Responsive web design (or responsive website) is a website that responds to the device that accesses it.

So if you view a website on an iPhone vs. a desktop, it is going to look different.

An example is a website that we have designed and developed for Schick Shadel Hospital out of Seattle, Washington. One of the requirements for this project was that the website be responsive.

You can view their website at www.SchickShadel.com

If you open up your web browser and grab the side of the window and shrink it, you’ll notice that things start changing. The main navigation turns into a drop down menu, and everything starts moving around (responding).

Depending on the device that you’re viewing the website on (tablet, mobile phone, smaller screen, etc.) the website is going to look slightly different. The text is larger, the phone number is easy to spot, the menu is easy to access, and you have the most important call to action buttons below.

If you’d like to see a website that is not responsive, go to AccuWeather.com. Again, grab the side of the window and shrink it. You’ll notice that nothing is changing like in the previous example. This is the experience when you’re on an iPhone and you need to zoom in and out to view the website and navigate properly.

Hopefully that was helpful. I just wanted to show you what a responsive website looks like and what responsive design is.

If you have any questions or if you’re interested in a responsive website, give us a call at (360) 450-3711 and we’ll help you out.

Written by Shawn Hooghkirk on October 03, 2013

Last updated on August 31, 2016. Shawn is the President of Graticle, Inc.

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Four months ago, I started a new online business. I hired a company that I had found online, to design and build my new business website. Let’s just say, it has been a complete nightmare the past few months trying to get the work done that I needed on my site. I would email them when I needed something and sometimes get no response for days. Not to mention, the amount of time it took for them to get the work done and the high cost of their services. This situation had me extremely stressed out. I must add that I am not computer savvy. Therefore, I depended on this company for all of my website needs. Finally, after months of anxiety, frustration and utter disgust, I decided to search the web for a new website design company. I searched and interviewed many. However, I felt the most comfortable with Graticle Design. When I spoke with Shawn Hooghkirk, I felt a sense of trust and ease after our very first phone interview. Shawn actually took the time to listen and understand my concerns, expectations and everything I wanted for my website. After our first interview, I hired Graticle Design. This was the best decision for my business website and for myself as well. They are fast, efficient, reasonably priced and might I add, very skilled. I am beyond impressed with their service and I couldn’t be happier! I no longer have to stress and worry. I know that I can count on this company for all of my website needs. Most importantly, they do an incredible job!

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We have used Shawn at Graticle Design on several web design projects and have always been extremely pleased with the end results. One of the fantastic things about working with Shawn is that he asks all the right question about our company, product and our customer base. Then, from these very insightful conversations, he is able to rapidly create a design that always feels fresh and new, as well as being something that completely envelops all of our needs.

Every time we work with Shawn, he exceeds our expectations. This is saying a lot because after working on several projects with him, we have very high expectations of his ability to make each and every design special, unique and ultimately profitable for us.

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