Kimb Jones

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Great write up of the Shopify re-design

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I love a good re-design story and this recent one about how Shopify shifted to a more mobile-friendly version of their site is a must-read.

The updated Shopify home page

The updated Shopify home page

Here’s a snippet covering how they strategically used breakpoints to deliver key content to different screen sizes:

Ultimately, this shows that Shopify determined a strategy for content resolution: what content should be available at all breakpoints, on all devices, versus what content should only be available if the on-screen real estate is that of a desktop or tablet? These kinds of questions lead to a better overall content strategy, and should arguably be a part of all responsive design efforts.

How They Did It: Shopify via TutsPlus

Check out UpFront conf in Manchester

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UpFront conf - May 19th in Manchester

UpFront conf – May 19th in Manchester

We ran our own Front End focused conference in Manchester last year and on the 19th of May the UpFront team will host their own awesome event with some top speakers and sessions.

Front End goodness

The conference schedule looks seriously impressive (although I’m still not sure about the games console one!?) and includes headline speaker Brad Frost who’s flying in to talk about his fancy Atomic Design stuff.

For more info hit their website or follow @upfrontconf and check them out on Lanyrd.