IMHO, mobile-first is the right way to go. My experience in desktop-down has been unpleasant to say the least. To me, mobile-first makes sense. If a mobile device doesn't understand MQ's, then you're in trouble with a desktop-down site. If you're going to spend the effort to do a responsive site, you should make sure as many devices have a good experience as possible.
2ยข On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Adam Ambrus <eidam...@gmail.com> wrote: > i think it's a good way of thinking, the limited space does force you to go > minimal and abstract as much as possible with your content and how you > present it. > > on the topic of mobile-first vs desktop-first, there is an alternative - the > goldilocks approach[1], which sits right in the middle, i'd say. > > ~Adam > > [1] - http://goldilocksapproach.com/demo/ > > Dne 23. 8. 2013 3:10, Colin (Sandy) Pittendrigh napsal(a): > >> Been reading Implementing Responsive Design by Tim Kadlec--which is >> surprisingly well-written for an IT book. >> >> Kadlec seems to recommend building a site's CSS from the cell phone >> up--because some phones still don't handle media queries. In other words >> he starts off by making his sites look good at the smallest resolution, >> and >> then uses media queries (and sometimes Javascript) to add floats and what >> ever else is needed to make the site look right as the view port >> increases. >> >> This came as a surprise to me. I assumed everybody did the opposite: still >> build for the desktop, then fiddle with media queries and viewport widths >> to make the site acceptable for pads and phones too. >> >> His approach does sometimes require Javascript, to loop through all the >> block elements of a certain class and then add to add CSS as needed. >> >> What are the group's thoughts about this approach? Do you build from the >> desktop down, or from the cell phone up? >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ -- Tom Livingston | Senior Front-End Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | mlinc.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
