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Responsive Web Design


About the Podcast

This was a Responsive Web Design Podcast, co-hosted by Karen McGrane and Ethan Marcotte.

The podcast ended in 2018, but you can still browse the entire podcast archive below. In each episode, Karen and Ethan interview the people who make responsive redesigns happen.

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The podcast may have ended in 2018, but you can still subscribe! If you want the latest episodes, fire up your favorite podcasting app and subscribe via RSS, Google Play Music, or on iTunes.

  1. Episode 58: BC Transit

    Mobile users and desktop users do not need different information—even on a transit site. Maureen Sheehan and Paul Bellows show how they meet the needs of all their users at BC Transit.

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    Filed under: travel and local

  2. What if site speed were actually a life-or-death matter? Kim Conger from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty worked with Dan Mall and Tim Kadlec to make performance the top priority.

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    Filed under: media and publishing

  3. Think no one wants to read long articles on their phone? Ryan Essmaker and Brad Smith tell us The Great Discontent readers spend more time on their phones, so responsive design makes sense.

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    Filed under: media and publishing

  4. Who visits the Royal Albert Hall on their phone? Louise Halliday and Jake Grimley report that designing mobile-first means a website that works better for everyone.

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    Filed under: travel and local

  5. Episode 54: Moosejaw

    Should retailers just accept low conversion rates on mobile? Eoin Comerford and Steve Anders from Moosejaw say it delivers business value to design—and redesign—responsively.

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    Filed under: retail

  6. Episode 53: ProPublica

    Do you need to make your entire site responsive from the start? David Sleight from ProPublica explains that starting with individual feature stories is a safe way to experiment.

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    Filed under: media and publishing

  7. We’ve recorded an entire year of podcast episodes. In this year-end retrospective, we talk about our forthcoming books and discuss the whole adaptive versus responsive debate.

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    Filed under: ethan and karen

  8. Responsive design is about more than fluid grids and media queries. Dave Olsen from West Virginia University explains how he advocates for content audits, pattern libraries, and in-browser prototyping.

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    Filed under: education

  9. How do you support mobile users across more than 460 university websites? Turns out responsive design is the best answer, according to Erik Runyon from Notre Dame.

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    Filed under: education

Work With Us

If you’re grappling with some of the responsive design challenges discussed on the show, Karen and Ethan offer a workshop on responsive design. Why not bring it to your company?

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The podcast may have ended in 2018, but you can still subscribe! If you want the latest episodes, fire up your favorite podcasting app and subscribe via RSS, Google Play Music, or on iTunes.



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