ZURB, Inc.

Building Responsively

In the three months I spent with ZURB, I learned a lot: the importance of open communication and staying current with your craft, the power of perspective, and, most importantly, to always be on your toes.

When I teamed up with ZURB  in early September, I had never heard of this magical thing called responsive web design. I'm shameless to say I spent more than a small amount of time resizing my browser window to watch their website respond, and I immediately thought, 'Why don't more people know about this?' Upon arrival, it was clear that ZURB, the masterminds behind the most advanced responsive front-end framework, Foundation, was always willing to teach others.

During my time at their office in Campbell, we brainstormed ways to inform and showcase some of the best and most essential elements of effective responsive design. After three months and a few really long sketch sheets, this information found a home in Responsive from ZURB.

Above: The three stages of developing the page design: wireframe, mock-up, and final rendering.

The Responsive Site was three parts of responsible goodness. Upon arrival, you landed headfirst in a grand Gallery of some of the best responsive sites of the time. The second was Responsive Reading, the home for ZURB's monthly email newsletter. Lastly, and almost most importantly (if all the responsive mumbo-jumbo had you lost yet intrigued), was Responsive Design, wherein the ZURBians compiled their knowledge and favorite resources into one page.

Above: Final page designs for the Responsive site.

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