Responsive Web Design in 24 Hours

Sams Teach Yourself Responsive Web Design in 24 Hours helps you create websites that work equally well on everything from smartphones and tablets to multi-screen monitors.

This book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach shows how to use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build the responsive sites today’s users and clients want. In just a few hours, you’ll be building layouts, sites, forms, and web apps that automatically adapt to virtually any device. Every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

Learn how to…

• Create effective and reliable responsive designs with CSS3, HTML5, and JavaScript
• Use progressive enhancement to consistently provide the right content while making the most of each device and browser
• Establish breakpoints and write CSS media queries to respond appropriately to each user agent
• Choose the right layout and wireframing approach for your site
• Use web fonts to control typography and choose sizes that look good on any device
• Master three ways to make tables responsive
• Build responsive forms using the latest HTML5 tags and attributes
• Implement responsive navigation patterns that users understand intuitively
• Test for responsiveness and performance
• Use Responsive Design + Server Side Components (RESS) to optimize performance