There is no mobile Web, there is no desktop Web, and there is no tablet Web. We view the same Web just in different ways. So how do we do it? By getting rid of our fixed-width, device-specific approaches and using Responsive Web Design techniques. This session will focus on what is Responsive Web Design and how you can use its 3-pronged approach on current development which will adapt for new devices in the future. We will also talk about resources and themes to help make WordPress responsive.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this workshop, though this presentation will be especially relevant for web designers and developers of all levels. Users may also be interested in this topic for useability purposes.
Speaker Bio
Thomas Lewis is a Technical Evangelist at Microsoft who at 8 years old thought that there was a frog apocalypse happening in his yard. It just turned out that the rain made all the frogs come out and hop around. He has been at Microsoft for over 12 years and has evangelized everything from Visual Basic 6 to HTML5 to Design for web developers and designers world-wide. He even once ate a “century egg” while in China. When not talking about the brutality of HTML5, Design and Windows 8, he enjoys his family, wine, death metal and all things 80’s. He is also bent on eradicating IE6 from the planet and will never stop, never.
Workshop Sponsorship
Thank you to our sponsor, The Network Hub, for providing space for our monthly workshops! The Network Hub is a beautiful co-working space located in the heart of Vancouver. Check them out at www.thenetworkhub.ca (http://www.thenetworkhub.ca/)