Responsive web design presentations at Fluent and State of the Browser

Earlier this year, I had the chance to speak at Fluent in San Francisco, and at State of the Browser in London. At both events, I talked about various new CSS features that have become available in mobile browsers and allow you to create compelling responsive designs.

The topics I covered in these talks included:

In the introduction to both presentations, I also went for a short trip down memory lane, and talked about the fascinating work of Karl Gerstner, a Swiss graphic designer and type pioneer who published an influential book called “Programme entwerfen” (1964), exploring the role of design in the early days of the computer era. The photo below shows you some of his experiments with programmatic design, and, to me at least, they are an early precursor of the whole “responsive design” concept. Visionary stuff!

Boîte à musique example
Karl Gerstner’s “Boîte à musique” example. From “Programme entwerfen”, 1964.

You can find the full videos and slides of these talks below.

“Responsive Web Design with @viewport and Other New CSS Features” video (Fluent 2014)
“Intro to @viewport & other new Responsive Web Design CSS features” video (State of the Browser 2014)
“Intro to @viewport & other new Responsive Web Design CSS features” slides (State of the Browser 2014)

Enjoy!