1. Environmental Design
on the Web.
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Thursday, December 13, 12

2. I’m Tim from Fresh Tilled Soil,
and I crafted this experience just for you.
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3. Fresh Tilled Soil is UX/UI
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4. What we’re going over.
Where we came from.
Where we are.
Where we’re going.
What we need to get here.
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5. Where did we come from?
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6. Native Apps vs. Mobile Web
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7. Discoveries.
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8. Browsers will always be
behind devices.
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9. “
The only way to
succeed is to not
worry about what
anyone else is doing.
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10. Not the web.
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11. Environmental Design on the Web Tim Wright, @csskarma
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12. Environmental Design on the Web Tim Wright, @csskarma
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13. I
RWD
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14. Where are we?
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15. API / Data Source
iOS Android Web
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16. Web
Mobile Web Responsive
Design
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17. Web
Mobile Web Responsive
Design
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18. Problems that Responsive Design
addressed :)
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19. Problems that Responsive Design
exposed :(
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20. Environmental Design on the Web Tim Wright, @csskarma
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21. Asset Management
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22. Environmental Design on the Web Tim Wright, @csskarma
Thursday, December 13, 12

23. <data-­‐picture
data-­‐alt=”dogs”>
<div
data-­‐src=”sm.png”></div>
<div
data-­‐
src=”lg.png”
data-­‐media=”(min-­‐width:
800px)”></div>
<noscript>
<img
src=”sm.png”
alt=”dogs”>
</noscript>
</div>
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24. “ Development usually
starts when a
designer gets
smacked across the
face.
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25. Where are we going?
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26. What does responsive design really target?
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27. Aspect ratio
Height/Width
Orientation
Resolution (dpi)
Touch enabled (-moz-)
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28. Aspect ratio
Height/Width
Orientation
Resolution (dpi)
Touch enabled (-moz-)
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29. Aspect ratio
Height/Width
Orientation
Resolution (dpi)
Touch enabled (-moz-)
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30. Aspect ratio
Height/Width
Orientation
Resolution (dpi)
Touch enabled (-moz-)
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31. Aspect ratio
Height/Width
Orientation
Resolution (dpi)
Touch enabled (-moz-)
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32. Breaking free from the static environment.
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33. Web
Mobile Web Responsive
Design
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34. Web
Mobile Web Responsive
Design
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Thursday, December 13, 12

35. Web
Mobile Web Responsive
Design
Environmental Design
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36. Environmental Design
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37. Environmental Design, 2 main principles
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38. Environmental Design, 2 main principles
1. The real world exists.
2. You can’t control it (not even project managers).
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39. The Device API & Boot2Gecko
(aka the Web API)
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40. API Desktop Android FF B2G
Idle Yes Yes Yes
Vibrate (W3C) No plans Yes Yes
Ambient Light (W3C) No plans Yes Yes
Proximity (W3C) No plans Yes Yes
Battery (W3C) Yes Yes Yes
Mobile Connection No plans No plans Yes
Network
No plans Yes Not yet
Information (W3C)
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41. Idle API
navigator.addIdleObserver({
time
:
4
/*
in
seconds
*/,
onidle
:
function
()
{
...
},
onactive:
function
()
{
...
}
});
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42. Idle API
navigator.addIdleObserver({
time
:
4
/*
in
seconds
*/,
onidle
:
function
()
{
...
},
onactive:
function
()
{
...
}
});
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43. Idle API
navigator.addIdleObserver({
time
:
4
/*
in
seconds
*/,
onidle
:
function
()
{
...
},
onactive:
function
()
{
...
}
});
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44. Vibration API
interval
navigator.vibrate([50,
100,
150]);
vibration #1 length (ms) vibration #2 length
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45. Ambient Light Sensor API
window.addEventListener(‘devicelight’,
function(e)
{
//
function
},
true);
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46. Ambient Light Sensor API
window.addEventListener(‘devicelight’,
function(e)
{
//
function
},
true);
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47. Proximity Sensor API
window.addEventListener(‘deviceproximity’,
function(e)
{
//
function
},
true);
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48. Proximity Sensor API
window.addEventListener(‘deviceproximity’,
function(e)
{
//
function
},
true);
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49. Connection & Battery
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50. Network Connection API
navigator.mozConnection
bandwidth (in mbs)
metered (true/false)
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51. Network Connection API
if(
navigator.mozConnection.bandwidth
>=
3
){
...
}
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52. Network Connection API
if(
navigator.mozConnection.bandwidth
>=
3
){
...
}
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Thursday, December 13, 12

53. Environmental Design on the Web Tim Wright, @csskarma
Thursday, December 13, 12

54. Battery Status API
navigator.battery
charging (true/false)
chargingTime (seconds)
dischargingTime (seconds)
level (0-1)
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55. Battery Status API
if(
navigator.battery.level
>
.25
){
...
}
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56. <noscript>
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57. The browser is weird, and that’s OK.
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58. What do we need to get there?
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59. The Manage Library
github.com / timwright12 / js-asset-management
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60. if( Manage.connection === “good” ) { ... }
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61. if( Manage.connection === “good” ) { ... }
if( Manage.battery === “good” ) { ... }
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62. if( Manage.connection === “good” ) { ... }
if( Manage.battery === “good” ) { ... }
if( Manage.pixelRatio === “good” ) { ... }
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63. Environmental Design on the Web Tim Wright, @csskarma
Thursday, December 13, 12

64. CREEPY!
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65. Blah, blah, blah
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66. What we went over.
Journey from mobile to responsive.
Responsive problems & solutions.
Responding to an environment, rather than a device
Getting some help with the future.
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67. Where to find more information.
w3.org/2006/webapi
mozilla.org/b2g
wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI
dougturner.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/device-light-sensor/
arewemobileyet.com (“are we mobile yet” .com)
console.log(navigator);
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68. Environmental Design on the Web Tim Wright, @csskarma
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69. A Fresh Tilled Podcast.
Web:
freshtilledsoil.com/thedirt
Twitter:
@thedirtshow
@freshtilledsoil
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70. I wrote a book.
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Safari Books
...most places, really.
informIT.com
WRIGHT2740
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71. Questions or Comments?
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72. Contact ‘n’ Stuff.
E-mail: tim.wright@freshtilledsoil.com
Twitter: @csskarma
Slides: csskarma.com/enviro-design
Fresh Tilled Soil writings: freshtilledsoil.com/blog
Credits.
Font: Helvetica Neue
Vectors: The Noun Project
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