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> "Use anything from your Nexus 7 to your mom's iPhone 4 to browse Mashable's new adaptive design." (A quote from within the left column marketing image) Is it

• gisikw 14y ago
  It's largely a semantics game. Some people use one to refer to device-responsiveness versus screen-resolution-adaptiveness. Under that definition, both apply to our redesign :-)
  • bluetidepro 14y ago
    Oh, okay. Awesome. I figured as much, but you never know these days and I didn't want seem like an idiot down the road using the wrong term or something! Haha Great design, by the way. I personally love it! :)
• hfz 14y ago
  There is actually a difference if we're talking about "adaptive layout" vs "liquid layout". In adaptive layout, the layout is adjusted in steps according to a limited number of sizes (various screen sizes, usually). While in responsive layout, the layout is adjusted continuously to every possible width.[1] When we're talking about responsive design, most example uses liquid layout. Adaptive layout, though, is arguably better for readability. Optimal readability involves having control of the line-length of a body of text, which can be achieved with adaptive layout. In the case of liquid layout, line-length varies wildly over every width change, which is sub-optimal readability-wise. [1] http://informationarchitects.net/blog/responsive-typography-the-basics/ http://informationarchitects.net/blog/responsive-typography-...