Understanding Responsive Design

Article detailing the responsive design functionality

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October 2, 2020
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Breakpoints for EnergyGov Responsive Design

Energy.gov Homepage - 3-Up:

Device Type

Breakpoints Min PX Width

Breakpoints Max PX Width

Results

Large Desktop1415pxInfiniteThe Featured Items area fills the full 1400px width of the main content area, with a height of approximately 725px.
The first featured item should be around 800px by 725px (taking up 60% width of the area) while the second and third featured items should be around 560px by 362px, stacked on top of each other.
Small Desktop

1240px

1415pxThe featured items maintain width ratios of 60:40, and the same height of approximately 725px.
As the browser window reduces in width this will result in them appearing narrower and narrower.
Large Mobile

742px

1240px

Featured items maintain the same width ratio and height setting, with reduced font sizes.

Small Mobile0px

742px

Featured Items stack, taking up the full browser width. The first featured item maintains a taller height than the others for prominence, while the second and third revert to a reduced height.

 

Primary Site Homepage - 3-Up

Device TypeBreakpoints Min PX WidthBreakpoints Max PX WidthResults
Large Desktop1415pxInfiniteThe Featured Items display offset of the gray "fractured" field, with the gray approximately 1415px wide. From the far left of the first featured item to the far right of the last two should span approximately 1200px, with the first featured item taking up 64% of the width and the other two taking up 33%. This leaves room for the gaps and the shadows. The first Featured Item, at full size, is approximately 800px wide by 525px tall; the
second and third areboth 410px wide by 242px tall.
Small Desktop1240px1415pxWhile maintaining the same margins, the reducing width of the screen will result in the featured items also narrowing in width while maintaining the same ratio of approximately 66:33.
Large Mobile742px1240pxText sizes are reduced on all featured items, and the margins to the left and right of the Featured Item area is reduced to around 15px.
Small Mobile0px742px

Featured Items stack on top of each other, maintaining the same heights from above, but stretching to fill the screen width (with room for
some margins on the side and their dropshadows to display.

 

Nested Site Homepage - 4-Up

Device TypeBreakpoints Min PX WidthBreakpoints Max PX WidthResults

Large Desktop
 

1415pxInfiniteMain image displays at full width, 1200px, with a height of 600px
Small Desktop1240px1415pxMain image fills browser width, growing and shrinking with resizing, with a margin of approximately 60px to either side
Large Mobile742px1240pxText sizes of the titles of all Featured Items reduce a bit; margins reduce to around 20px
Small Mobile0px742pxFeatured items all stack to a single "column"; the background image appears exclusively behind the top item. All featured items continue to fill
the browser window

 

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