Responsive Web Design or Separate Mobile Site? Eh. It Depends.

Responsive Web Design or Separate Mobile Site? Eh. It Depends.:

Josh Clark, author of Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps, summarizes and opines on many of the debates circulating the community right now regarding responsive design and mobile-optimized content. It's a good read.

It's been 4 years since I wrote my own thoughts on the topic, and occasionally I'm asked if I plan to write a second edition. Short answer: If I were miraculously to find the time for such a project, I would force myself to write a new title rather than update the existing one. With the plethora of touchscreen devices unveiled in the last 4 years — and the incredible range of screen resolutions — I don't believe "mobile web" is the right label for the discussion anymore. I'm still searching for the right label.