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Design methodologies

Design methodologies

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Design methodologies

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- One of the huge changes on how we approach web design came as a result of the explosion of cell phones and tablets. Designers had to radically change the way that we thought about web design. Now, when I design for newspapers, magazines, or really any other media, I always design for a fixed size. So, one of my first questions was always the size of the project. On the web, we don't design for any specific sizes. Almost every device has its own size and proportions. So, on the web, we design for flexible proportions. At certain sizes, the layouts have to completely change to accommodate both the size and the proportions of the device. Also, websites don't always have to show the same information in all devices. A methodology called Mobile First teaches that you should always seek to simplify what is being displayed, especially on smaller devices. One of the basic ways that you can control how items appear on the page…

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