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Any Idea on Responsive Web Design ?

Follow up below guideline for the Responsive web design starter.

1) Include this meta tag in the

2) Add the meida query

3) CCS3 Medai Quer is the trck for the responsive design and add into your css cals.

/* 980px or less */
@media screen and (max-width:980px)
{
#page{widt: 94%;}
#content{width: 65%;}
#siebar{width: 30%;}

}

/* 700px or less */
@media screen and (max-width:700px)
{
#content{width: auto;}
#siebar{width: none;}

}

/* 480px or less */
@media screen and (max-width:480px)
{
header{height: auto;}
h1{font-size: 24px;}
#siebar{display: none;}

}

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How to Use Google AdSense Ads on your Responsive Website

Learn how to make your Google AdSense ads responsive with JavaScript. The most appropriate ad unit will automatically get served based on the width (resolution) of the visitor’s browser.

Responsive web design is a simple technique that makes your website look good across all screen sizes – be it the mobile phone, tablets, desktop computer or even the large-screen TV.

Google has also officially recommended that website owners use the responsive design approach instead of maintaining separate mobile and desktop website as responsive design “keeps your desktop and mobile content on a single URL.”

If you been using Google AdSense Ads on your responsive website, you may have noticed that, unlike your content, Google AdSense ads have a fixed width and they will not shrink or expand based on the screen size of the visitor.

For instance, if you are using the standard 728×90 leaderboard unit on your website, the ad unit may extend well beyond the screen if someone is viewing your website on a mobile phone that can only accomodate 320 pixels.

Google AdSense Ads aren’t responsive by default but there’s a simple JavaScript based workaround that will make your Google Ads respond to the screen size. Best of all, the Google AdSense team has officially approved our Responsive Ads technique.

Before we dive into the code, please take a look at this demo page.

The demo has exactly one AdSense unit above the fold but the size of the unit will vary depening on visitor’s screen. If you are viewing the demo on a widescreen, you’ll see a leaderboard ad while a mobile user will see a medium rectangle or even a 180×90 link unit depending on the screen resolution.

To get started, create multiple ad units (say 768×90, 468×60 and 300×250) inside your AdSense dashbaord and replace the relevant google_ad_client (ca-pub-1234) and google_ad_slot (AAA, BBB, etc.) identifiers in the code with your own values.

Next, copy-paste the above snippet anywhere on your web page and, based on the size (resolution) of the user’s device, the most appropriate AdSense Ad format will get served automatically. If you wish to include multiple AdSense ad units on the same responsive website, just use the same snippet of code but increment the ID (line #4 & line #8) such that they read google-ads-1, google-ads-2 and so on.

I wrote the first version in August 2012 and the updated code includes several enhancements:

The previous version used window.innerWidth and window.clientWidth properites to calculate the screen width but there were compatibility issues with older browsers. We are now using offsetWidth to compute the available width for ads which is even more reliable.You can now configure JavaScript to not display AdSense ads on very small screens. This is done by not specifying a valid google_ad_slot and setting the display property of the ad unit to “none” so that there’s no blank space anywhere.It is now easier to include multiple responsive ad units on single web page.

While it is always a good idea to confirm with your account manager, this technique isn’t against AdSense TOS as we aren’t resizing the ads or modifying the JavaScript code – we are just serving a different ad unit based on the visitor’s browser size.

AdSense publishers routinely perform split A/B testing to determine which colors schemes and banners sizes perform the best on their website – this is a similar technique.

Also see: Google AdSense Sandbox

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2012 Orchestra Website (mini) Review: Responsive Roundup

The Annual Orchestra Website Review examines more than 80 professional orchestras in the United States and Canada and rank them by a detailed series of quantitative criteria but due to Orchestra Crisis 2012/13 (details here) we had to postpone and scale back the reviews. As it turns out, the delay was fortuitous in that it set the stage for ideal timing to focus the review efforts exclusively on what is easily one of the most important design standards for performing arts organization website to date: responsive design.

Specifically, we’re going to see which orchestras have adopted responsive design standards, which ones maintain mutually exclusive desktop and mobile website solutions, and which ones are stuck in a pre-economic downturn mindset.

We examined what responsive standards are and why they are so important to contemporary designs in an article from 4/30/2013 so if you’re starting from scratch on this topic, that’s a good source to review before jumping into the review data.

The mini-review criteria are very straightforward and entirely close-ended in that sites were evaluated on whether they are responsive and if not, do they offer a mutually exclusive mobile version. Responsive sites are more desirable and of those which were not responsive but had a mobile version, the mini-review did not include additional assessment of the design or user experience for those offerings.

Alabama SymphonyAlabama SymphonyAtlanta SymphonyAtlanta SymphonyAustin SymphonyAustin SymphonyBaltimore SymphonyBaltimore SymphonyBoston SymphonyBoston SymphonyBuffalo PhilharmonicBuffalo PhilharmonicCharleston Symphony Charleston Symphony Charlotte SymphonyCharlotte SymphonyChattanooga SymphonyChattanooga SymphonyChicago SymphonyChicago SymphonyCincinnati SymphonyCincinnati SymphonyCleveland OrchestraCleveland OrchestraColorado Springs PhilharmonicColorado Springs PhilharmonicColorado SymphonyColorado SymphonyColumbus SymphonyColumbus SymphonyDallas SymphonyDallas SymphonyDayton PhilharmonicDayton PhilharmonicDelaware SymphonyDelaware SymphonyDetroit SymphonyDetroit SymphonyElgin SymphonyElgin SymphonyFlorida OrchestraFlorida OrchestraFort Wayne PhilharmonicFort Wayne PhilharmonicFort Worth SymphonyFort Worth SymphonyFresno PhilharmonicFresno PhilharmonicGrand Rapids SymphonyGrand Rapids SymphonyHarrisburg Symphony Harrisburg Symphony Hartford SymphonyHartford SymphonyHouston SymphonyHouston SymphonyIndianapolis SymphonyIndianapolis SymphonyJacksonville SymphonyJacksonville SymphonyKalamazoo SymphonyKalamazoo SymphonyKansas City SymphonyKansas City SymphonyKnoxville SymphonyKnoxville SymphonyLong Beach Symphony Long Beach Symphony Los Angeles Chamber OrchestraLos Angeles Chamber OrchestraLos Angeles PhilharmonicLos Angeles PhilharmonicLouisville OrchestraLouisville OrchestraMemphis SymphonyMemphis SymphonyMilwaukee SymphonyMilwaukee SymphonyMinnesota OrchestraMinnesota OrchestraNaples PhilharmonicNaples PhilharmonicNashville SymphonyNashville SymphonyNational SymphonyNational SymphonyNew Jersey SymphonyNew Jersey SymphonyNew York PhilharmonicNew York PhilharmonicNorth Carolina SymphonyNorth Carolina SymphonyOmaha SymphonyOmaha SymphonyOrchestra IowaOrchestra IowaOrchestra of St. Luke'sOrchestra of St. Luke'sOregon SymphonyOregon SymphonyPacific SymphonyPacific SymphonyPhiladelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia OrchestraPhoenix SymphonyPhoenix SymphonyPittsburgh SymphonyPittsburgh SymphonyRhode Island PhilharmonicRhode Island PhilharmonicRichmond SymphonyRichmond SymphonyRochester PhilharmonicRochester PhilharmonicSaint Louis SymphonySaint Louis SymphonySaint Paul Chamber OrchestraSaint Paul Chamber OrchestraSan Antonio SymphonySan Antonio SymphonySan Diego SymphonySan Diego SymphonySan Francisco SymphonySan Francisco SymphonySanta Rosa SymphonySanta Rosa SymphonySarasota OrchestraSarasota OrchestraSeattle SymphonySeattle SymphonySpokane SymphonySpokane SymphonySymphony Silicon ValleySymphony Silicon ValleyToledo SymphonyToledo SymphonyTucson SymphonyTucson SymphonyUtah SymphonyUtah SymphonyVirginia SymphonyVirginia SymphonyWest Virginia SymphonyWest Virginia SymphonyWichita Symphony Orchestra Wichita Symphony Orchestra

Don’t think your orchestra is evaluated correctly? Tell us about it.

Calgary PhilharmonicCalgary PhilharmonicEdmonton SymphonyEdmonton SymphonyKitchener-Waterloo SymphonyKitchener-Waterloo SymphonyNational Arts Centre OrchestraNational Arts Centre OrchestraOrchestra London CanadaOrchestra London CanadaOrchestre MetropolitainOrchestre MetropolitainOrchestre Symphonique de MontrealOrchestre Symphonique de MontrealSaskatoon Symphony OrchestraFull disclosure: the SSO is a Venture Platform user and all Venture powered sites are 100 percent responsive.Saskatoon Symphony OrchestraSymphony Nova ScotiaSymphony Nova ScotiaThunder Bay SymphonyThunder Bay SymphonyToronto SymphonyToronto SymphonyVancouver SymphonyVancouver SymphonyVictoria SymphonyVictoria SymphonyWindsor SymphonyWindsor SymphonyWinnipeg SymphonyWinnipeg Symphony

Don’t think your orchestra is evaluated correctly? Tell us about it.

Only a handful of US orchestras are using responsive websites.

More than half US orchestras have no mobile solution and among the majority of those who do, they utilize more expensive mutually exclusive solutions.

Canadian orchestras have a strong head-start over their US counterparts but still have plenty of ground to cover.

Although still maintaining a slight lead, the overall Canadian mobile solution situation isn’t much improved compared to US orchestras.

Seeing that the mini-review is all about the value of responsive design, it made since to present the findings in a chart that is 100 percent responsive as opposed to an old school HTML table.

For example, if you’re viewing the results on a desktop, laptop, or standard size tablet the table will be displayed in three columns whereas if you’re on a Smartphone or mini-tablet in portrait orientation, the display has automatically reconfigured the data to display in two columns that beg the user to effortlessly scroll.

The really cool part is the responsive engine pulls the data from the very same source, no need to create a separate version for each device; the responsive engine does all the heavy lifting for you. Enter the data once and you’re done!

You can see the differences in how the responsive engine works the same source data across multiple browser widths, regardless of the device used to connect.

Kudos to the Milwaukee Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Saskatoon Symphony, and Utah Symphony for leading the field as responsive design pioneers!

Although there are no rankings in the mini-review, it is still clear that the vast majority of orchestra websites are falling behind when it comes to keeping up with contemporary design and development standards.

Responsive design is not only here to stay, it is what competitive performing arts organizations need in order to take the next step in improving marketing performance and staying relevant to their patrons.

In the end, maintaining mutually exclusive solutions for desktop and mobile device websites is a drain on time, resources, and patience.

But the silver lining here is adopting a responsive design is much easier than most groups might realize so don’t let a lack of knowledge keep your organization away from adopting a responsive design. Likewise, even if you currently maintain a separate mobile web solution, wrapping everything up in a single responsive design is a comparatively simple undertaking.

Overall, it is an uncomplicated process and can even be as simple and as quick as porting over all of your existing content and design elements into the new framework thereby leaving you free to engage a more thorough redesign process at a time that’s better suited.

Simply put, responsive design is commonsense.

"I hear that every time you show up to work with an orchestra, people get fired." Those were the first words out of an executive's mouth after her board chair introduced us. That executive is now a dear colleague and friend but the day that consulting contract began with her orchestra, she was convinced I was a hatchet-man brought in by the board to clean house. I understand where the trepidation comes from as a great deal of my consulting and technology provider work for arts organizations involves due diligence, separating fact from fiction, interpreting spin, as well as performance review and oversight. So yes, sometimes that work results in one or two individuals "aggressively embracing career change" but far more often than not, it reinforces and clarifies exactly what works and why. In short, it doesn't matter if you know where all the bodies are buried if you can't keep your own clients out of the ground, and I'm fortunate enough to say that for more than 15 years, I've done exactly that for groups of all budget size from Qatar to Kathmandu. For fun, I write a daily blog about the orchestra business, provide a platform for arts insiders to speak their mind, keep track of what people in this business get paid, help write a satirical cartoon about orchestra life, and love a good coffee drink.

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A Case Study In The Value Of Responsive Design

In advance of the responsive orchestra website review later this week, it makes sense to provide a working example of not only what responsive design is, but why it is a necessary component for contemporary performing arts org web design.

In order to get a really good idea of just how effective responsive web design is at producing both desktop and mobile versions of a website via single source contact, take a look at a psychopath; or to be more accurate, the Lost Colony’s Psychopath: Haunted Island website.

In 2013, Venture Platform user The Lost Colony decided to launch a new fall attraction and needed a simple micro-site to help promote and brand their outdoor haunted trail, which features special effect lighting, animation, and live actors.

The end result was www.hauntedisland.org; the entire project cost less than $500 and took 13 days to produce an incredibly tap-friendly site that works equally well on Smartphones, tablets, laptop, and desktop browsers. Everything a site visitor needs to know about the attraction, right down to a button for ordering tickets, is on a single fast loading page.

When was the last time you heard about a project that took so little time, at that price point, and produced such a powerful user friendly end result that works across all platforms? That’s what responsive design is all about when implemented properly.

Here are some actual screencaps from this project on Smartphone, tablet, and desktop browsers.

If you don’t have a Smartphone or tablet handy, you can still get a good sense for how responsive design works by resizing your browser. Try this:

Open another browser in a separate window and/or screen and head over to http://hauntedisland.org/.Minimize your browser window.Drag the window so the browser width gets smaller or larger.Keep an eye on the page elements while you’re dragging, do you notice what happens to elements like the slider text, which moves below the slide image on narrow browser widths (i.e. Smartphone) then back to the image overlay position when the browser is wider (tablet and desktop widths)?Same thing is true for the purchase tickets button which is located to the right of the related text on wider browsers but moves below on narrow widths. And keep an eye on the line break points for all text based content.

Or just sit back, relax, and watch this screencast video.

Yes, it was fun to put an upbeat tune behind a demo featuring a scary, thriller style design.

In the end, this case study provides a better understanding of not only what responsive design is, but how it works and how you need to begin thinking about incorporating it into the very first steps of your design process.

"I hear that every time you show up to work with an orchestra, people get fired." Those were the first words out of an executive's mouth after her board chair introduced us. That executive is now a dear colleague and friend but the day that consulting contract began with her orchestra, she was convinced I was a hatchet-man brought in by the board to clean house. I understand where the trepidation comes from as a great deal of my consulting and technology provider work for arts organizations involves due diligence, separating fact from fiction, interpreting spin, as well as performance review and oversight. So yes, sometimes that work results in one or two individuals "aggressively embracing career change" but far more often than not, it reinforces and clarifies exactly what works and why. In short, it doesn't matter if you know where all the bodies are buried if you can't keep your own clients out of the ground, and I'm fortunate enough to say that for more than 15 years, I've done exactly that for groups of all budget size from Qatar to Kathmandu. For fun, I write a daily blog about the orchestra business, provide a platform for arts insiders to speak their mind, keep track of what people in this business get paid, help write a satirical cartoon about orchestra life, and love a good coffee drink.

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