Let’s Talk Solar | LOGO24
Here’s a really useful case study for anyone who wants to do “guerrilla” responsive design: when you’re handed a fixed-width mockup but you know that responsive is the way to go:
I started by styling up every element, without layout. The result was a fully elastic layout that effectively served as a mobile, or small screen, layout, which just needed some tweaking of horizontal spacing.
Bingo! And this approach had knock-on benefits as it “supported writing component-based, or modular, CSS”.
Related links
An Interactive Guide to CSS Container Queries
Another terrific interactive tutorial from Ahmad, this time on container queries.
Retrofitting fluid typography | Clagnut by Richard Rutter
Here’s a taste of what Rich will be delivering at Patterns Day on Thursday—can’t wait!
Getting started with CSS container queries | MDN Blog
Michelle has written a detailed practical guide to container queries here.
Clamp calculator | Utopia
Oh, this is a nice addition to the Utopia set of tools: when you don’t need a full-on type scale but you still want to figure out fluid clamp() values, the clamp calculator has you covered.
It’s got permalinks too!
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Media queries with display-mode
I never would’ve known about the `display-mode` media feature if I hadn’t been writing about it.
Utopia
Why do I like fluid responsive typography? Let me count the ways…
Building the dConstruct 2015 site
Hats off to Graham.
Pattern sharing
The front-end style guide for Code for America.
A Gov Supreme
A big, big gov.