Responsive design, screens, and shearing layers
Ethan Marcotte chimes in with his own post after Lukes post last week warning us that we shouldn’t rely on the viewport for our designs. Ethan argues that although we shouldn’t depend on that solely, it’s the best foundation from which to start.
Luke Wroblewski wrote a blog entry that’s been rattling around in my head for a couple days now. In it, he raises some concerns he has about responsive design‘s “over-reliance” on screen width. Go check it out, if you’re interested, but I’ll excerpt a bit:
An excerpt from Responsive design, screens, and shearing layers