Picturefill 2.0: Responsive Images And The Perfect Polyfill

Smashing Mag provided an overview of the RICG proposal in this weeks headlines, and in this article they go through step by step to explain how the new Picturefill 2.0 (developed by Filament Group, and in particular Scott Jehl) pollyfill can be implemented today so you can get started now.

The difference between a CSS transition and a responsive image is, of course, how they degrade. If a CSS transition doesn’t work, who really cares? Your interface might be a little jumpy, but the experience as a whole won’t really suffer because your users will still be able to accomplish their goal and consume the content they need.

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