Mobile phone use continues to grow around the world with over 4 billion users today and more than 1 billion smartphone users. The mobile internet continues to grow and is expected to be used more than desktop internet use by 2014. As mobile devices are used more and more to access the internet, a responsive web design is proving to be a greatly desired option for overall web design. Responsive web design is quickly growing to become a standard.
Responsive Web Design is the Future
Future designs will fully implement responsive designs to allow a better design experience for mobile and desktop visitors. Jeff Veen, author of The Art and Science of Web Design, says that “responsive web design represents a fundamental shift in how we’ll build websites for the decade to come.”
Google Loves Responsive Designs
Even Google praises the idea of responsive web design as it allows your website, both desktop and mobile versions, to be located on a single URL. This gives your website better results in Google’s search engines as the website indexing is easier for their search algorithms. It’s more efficient for visitors and search engine robots to access your content.
Responsive web design can be confusing for beginning and advanced web design professionals at first. There is a needed mental shift in the way you must look at how to build a website. As technology continues to evolve and move forward it becomes more difficult for people to design their own websites. This is usually why it’s best to hire a professional web designer who understands what it takes to make your website mobile friendly with a responsive design.
You can easily recognize a responsive website by opening a website on your desktop. As an example, try The Boston Globe. Simply make the browser window smaller and bigger, thinner and wider. As the browser’s shape and size change you’ll notice the elements move around the screen to make the best use of the space.
Although this type of design is used most often to improve the mobile experience, it is not just geared towards the smaller mobile phone browsers. Desktop monitors are getting larger with high-resolution displays and a responsive design makes the most of the space. Web designers are able to utilize this fluid design approach to their advantage.
Hopefully you now understand the many benefits of a responsive design for your website. Whether it’s a personal hobby site or professional corporate website a responsive design can greatly improve the visitor experience from all different types of devices.
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