Responsive Design
What is responsive design?
Responsive design means your website automatically adapts to look and work great on any device—phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. Instead of building separate mobile and desktop sites, one responsive site serves all devices with an optimized experience for each.
Why is responsive design important for eCommerce?
Over 60% of eCommerce traffic comes from mobile devices, and Google uses mobile-first indexing. A poor mobile experience means lost sales and lower search rankings. Responsive design ensures every visitor can easily browse and buy, regardless of their device.
How do you handle complex features on mobile?
We use progressive enhancement to adapt complex features for smaller screens. This might mean simplified navigation, touch-friendly product filters, streamlined checkout flows, or thoughtfully reorganized content. The goal is maintaining functionality while optimizing for the mobile context.
What breakpoints do you design for?
We typically design for mobile (320-480px), tablet (768px), laptop (1024px), and desktop (1200px+). However, we use fluid layouts that scale smoothly between breakpoints rather than just snapping at fixed widths, ensuring a great experience at any screen size.
How do you test responsive designs?
We test on real devices across iOS and Android, various browsers, and different screen sizes. We use browser dev tools, device labs, and services like BrowserStack to ensure comprehensive coverage. Performance testing on mobile networks is also critical.
Does responsive design affect page speed?
Done correctly, responsive design improves performance. We use responsive images that serve appropriately sized files, lazy loading, and mobile-optimized code. A well-built responsive site loads fast on any device.