Front End Design Conference – Matthew Carver – Contextually Aware Web Design

https://twitter.com/matthew_carver
Slides:  http://slidesha.re/1rgXpPd

  • Responsive web design is all about being contextually aware
  • What is contextual awareness?
  • Clippy is bad contextual software.  Google does it well.
  • Environment:  Where and when is the user?
  • Technology: What device is the user visiting with?
  • A contextual breakpoint is the point at which the context of a website has changed
  • Contextual breakpoints should be either true or false
  • http://nomejs.com/
  • A pointer is used to define the target area covered by a pointing device
  • http://girliemac.com/blog/2014/01/12/luminosity/
  • The Internet of Things still needs the Internet