14/10/2018
**What Makes a Visually Great Responsive Website?
Fluid grids, responsive images, and media queries are the core principles of responsive web design that make adaptive layout possible, however, there are a few other elements that every visually great responsive website should have. Here are a few other rules to keep in mind:
*Attractive design.
It goes without saying that your website should have a visually pleasing design that will help you present your products or services in the best possible light. While attractive design is highly subjective, you can follow a few basic principles such as using legible fonts, making use of whitespace, and avoiding clashing colors to ensure your website is aesthetically pleasing.
*Optimized images.
We’ve mentioned the importance of responsive images; however, your images should also be optimized for the web. This means that on top of scaling nicely with the layout, they should be saved in the appropriate format. Use JPG for images such as portraits, landscape background, or any other image that has a fair amount of colors. Use PNG for images such as logos, icons, and any other image that needs a transparent background.
*Disable lightbox for mobile devices.
If you've got a portfolio website, consider disabling the lightbox effect on mobile devices. With a smaller screen real estate, navigating to the next image or closing the lightbox is harder, which can result in visitors leaving your site.
*Test form field size on every device.
As a business website owner, you probably have a few forms on your website. Make sure to test the forms on every device to ensure form fields display correctly and are big enough even on smaller screens.
Disable popups on mobile devices. Similar to images opened in lightbox, newsletter popups can be harder to close on smaller screens, so consider disabling them with an appropriate media query.
*Use responsive share buttons.
Finally, make sure your sharing buttons are responsive and don’t obstruct your content on smaller screens.