Adapting for the times
On 1st September 2015 at as part of Adapting for the times
To many, the notion of creating a “mobile-only” website seems antiquated. With thousands of different devices accessing the web, it is almost impossible to keep up. Responsive web design may be the way forward for new sites; but what about old sites? Yell has been online for nearly 20 years, and its legacy and content mean that a completely responsive website is difficult to achieve.
Steve will show how adaptive design works for Yell, covering
• The challenges of moving to modern web design with a product with a long history
• How Yell segments users on device type to provide the best UX for their context whilst balancing priorities
• Taking a responsible progressive enhancement approach to keep performance high for low-end devices, and really pop for high-end computers
• The reality that a complete responsive re-write can be slower than an adaptive approach
Slides
Presented by
Steve Workman @steveworkman is the UI technology lead at Yell, the UK’s yellow pages, making sure you can find and choose a local business faster than you can flick through a book. Steve is an organiser of London Web Standards, an advocate of web performance and web standard best practices, helping developers make the web better for everyone.
Event
Adapting for the times
Date
1st September 2015
Skill level
Intermediate