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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. A redesign of the Audubon website performed better than their wildest expectations. Mark Jannot and Mike Monteiro explain there wasn’t even a question about going responsive.

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    Filed under: non-profits

  2. “Responsive design is great if you have a blog, but it will never work for a complex financial application.” Einar Thor Gustafsson and Tinna Karen Gunnarsdottir from Meniga prove that myth false.

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    Filed under: finance

  3. Episode 38: Wired

    The Wired redesign has it all: a new process based on prototyping, fresh design, structure, and publishing tools, increased ad inventory and viewability, and team-wide focus on speed.

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    Filed under: media and publishing

  4. Brandon Rosage and Sophie Shepherd from Ushahidi tell us that focusing on performance and designing with a pattern library make a focused, usable product—in the developing world, and everywhere.

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    Filed under: technology

  5. Why build a responsive intranet? Mike Donahue from Citrix explains that thinking mobile first and focusing on content and accessibility means an intranet that works better for everyone, everywhere.

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    Filed under: technology

  6. Responsive web design is just web design. Justin McDowell and Elaine Nelson tell us how responsive fits in to their overall web strategy and management at Evergreen.

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    Filed under: education

  7. If customers are mobile, retailers also need the ability to manage their stores on mobile. In the second of a two-parter, Jonathan Snook from Shopify talks about making the admin experience responsive.

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    Filed under: retail

  8. Episode 33: Shopify

    Customers use their phones to shop—but merchants are also mobile. Monika Piotrowicz from Shopify tells us the responsive redesign of their marketing website helps them reach retailers.

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    Filed under: retail

  9. Episode 32: MTV

    A responsive redesign of MTV News resulted in a 570 percent increase in referrals from social, nearly tripling their traffic. Ryan Shafer tells us how it changed their process at MTV.com.

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    Filed under: media and publishing

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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