Corey and Deane talk about how front-end development has evolved past the early days, when it was largely seen as a simple layer on top of more complex back-end development, into something that’s as complicated and important as ever. 

Then, Ethan Marcotte, author of Responsive Web Design and Partner at Autogram, joins to discuss front-end development and how the world has impacted how front-end design is treated and approached, from the sheer number of devices each design must account for to the impact of those living with permanent and temporary disabilities. We also joke about whether Deane actually “invented” responsive web design. (He didn’t.)

The Web Project Guide (webproject.guide) podcast is sponsored by Blend Interactive, a web strategy, design, and development firm dedicated to guiding teams through complicated web and content problems, from content strategy and design to CMS implementation and support.

Read Chapter 19: Implement the Design.

Show Notes:

• Ethan Marcotte
• Autogram
• Responsive Web Design
• Responsive Design: Patterns and Principles
• “Responsive Web Design” — Ethan Marcotte, A List Apart
• “A Dao of Web Design” — John Allsopp, A List Apart
• Chris Coyier
• “The WebAIM Million” - WebAIM
• Frank Chimero
• “The Boston Globe” — Responsive Web Design Podcast
• Dive into Accessibility — Mark Pilgrim
• “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry