Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible or a physical object.
Scholarly interest in creativity involves many definitions and concepts pertaining to a number of disciplines: psychology, cognitive science, education, philosophy (particularly philosophy of science), technology
- The fluid grid concept calls for page element sizing to be in relative units
- Flexible images are also sized in relative units
- Media queries allow the page to use different CSS style rules
Responsive web design is becoming more important as the amount of mobile traffic now accounts for more than half of total internet traffic. This trend is so prevalent that Google has begun to boost the ratings of sites that are mobile friendly if the search was made from a mobile device. This has the net effect of penalizing sites that are not mobile friendly.
“Mobile first”, unobtrusive JavaScript, and progressive enhancement are related concepts that predate RWD.
Browsers of basic mobile phones do not understand JavaScript or media queries, so a recommended practice is to create a basic web site and enhance it for smart phones and PCs.