Responsive Design Podcast Episode 13: Mat Marquis & Responsive Images

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I asked the social world if anyone had any questions about responsive images for Mat and there was no shortage of responses. I’m not entirely sure all of them are actually serious, but they were asked so they’ll be asked. You can find a list of questions that came through at the bottom of this article.

Show Note Links

• Hot Tub Boats
• Picture Fill 2.0
• Mega Man 2
• Indigogo Campaign
• Filament Group
• Mat Marquis Twitter (@wilto)
• Drupal AIS

@reswebdes @wilto When •IS• his bday? Can't I just use JS for responsive images? A/S/L? Buy a motorcycle or just drop hammers on my feet?

— Dave Rupert (@davatron5000) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto yeah, has he got the answer yet?

— Tom Lloyd (@TomALloyd) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto like “if you locked them in a room for a month, how many web ninjas would it take to fix responsive images?” :)

— Tom Lloyd (@TomALloyd) May 1, 2014

@reswebdes @wilto Which order is the best way to beat Mega Man 2?

— Jeff Lembeck (@jefflembeck) May 1, 2014

@reswebdes @wilto Who's to blame for the srcset syntax?

— Ben Plum (@benplum) May 1, 2014

@wilto @reswebdes This one: <img src="small.jpg" srcset="small.jpg 1x, large.jpg 2x, cropped-sm.jpg 640w, cropped-lg.jpg 640w 2x">

— Ben Plum (@benplum) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto what's the foolproof method for widespread browser/device support? IE8+, etc.

— Jon Bukiewicz (@jonbukiewicz) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto any methods alleviate the pain of web content editors that aren't familiar with HTML?

— Jon Bukiewicz (@jonbukiewicz) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto or should we rely on the CMS to generate images/build the HTML, in those cases? if so, is there a sure bet code-wise yet?

— Jon Bukiewicz (@jonbukiewicz) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto it's email…there are tons of pain points! BUT is there a "good" way? Feel like the whole thing is hit and miss.

— Melanie Sumner (@melaniersumner) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto almost like despite the code being exactly the same, browsers are rendering differently on a constant basis.

— Melanie Sumner (@melaniersumner) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto either way, having a @wilto perspective is always beneficial.

— Melanie Sumner (@melaniersumner) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto has facebook bought his <picture> VR indiegostarter for $3B so we can all be rewarded with hot tub boats?

— Keith Wyland (@keithwyland) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes @wilto what's your recommendations for RWD images and what are your thoughts on AIS?

— Mario Hernandez (@designsdrive) May 1, 2014

@ResWebDes please ask @wilto if he's having a good birthday today

— Jorbascrump Hunk (@lawnsea) May 1, 2014