Mobile access to the Internet has never been this big until now. With mobile carriers aiming for a better browsing experience with each release of new smartphones, businesses (and not just the fashion business, as they mostly have the RWD designs) are now realizing the need to make their websites flexible for any device. Gone are the days of creating a dedicated mobile app just to view product information. This year has been dubbed as the Year of Responsive Web Design and the 50 examples below will show you the present state of RWD and its potential.
1. Sales Force
2. National Society of Collegiate Scholars
3. DMCI Leasing
4. Adobe & HTML
5. Dadaab Stories
6. HubSpot
7. Contents Magazine
8. Kinhr
9. Mobify
10. CSS Tricks
11. Awwwards
12. Listverse
13. Ampersand 2013
14. Currys
15. Twitter Bootstrap
16. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
17. Multnomah County Library
18. The Next Web
19. A Day in Big Data
20. Fray, Issue 3
21. A Book Apart
22. Boston Globe
23. Ginger Whale
24. Oliver Russell
25. JC Suzanne
26. Anderson-Wise Architects
27. Nokia
28. Cafe Evoke
29. From The Front
30. Microsoft
31. Squarespace
32. Daniel Vane
33. Food Sense
34. Dave Gamache
35. Making Things
36. Vil Jamis
37. White Lotus Aromatics
38. Trent Walton
39. O Music Awards
40. Gold Interactive
41. Tattly
42. Colly
43. Life in Greenville
44. The Work Cycle
45. Nordic Ruby
46. Sasquatch Festival
47. Mashable
48. Engadget
49. GigaOm
50. FormFett
With the inspirations above, you may have an idea about the current trends in RWD nowadays. Most, if not all, websites also employ flat design, and minimalistic layout. However, knowing your brand and your product should be the key driver of how your website should look and feel on larger screens and on mobile devices.
Kimberly Grimms is a futurist who spends most of her time monitoring social behavior in search for new consumer trends. She uses the information to create viral and useful content. She mostly addresses young professionals, educating them easy to digest content about business, online marketing, social media management, and even technology.