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n this collection, we are showcasing 16 most useful and responsive CSS frameworks that will help the developers to create responsive websites. In this day and age, responsive web designs are getting popular day by day because they are interactive and look good as well. Furthermore, as developers now have more tools and resources, thus creating responsive website designs is no more a difficult task.

Mashable has called 2013 the year of responsive design and with the mobile internet usage to be taking off, their prediction is probably correct. But what is a responsive design? A change in the design CSS code allows it to be view able at a desktop/laptop, mobile and tablet devices. You do not need a mobile site anymore; all you need is a responsive website design.

As stated by Mashable, "2013 is the year of Responsive Web Design." A responsive web design uses relative sizing units like percentages or em's, rather than absolute units like pixels or points. One website layout sizes automatically across different device and computer screens.

How will "What You See is What You Get" work when what you get, changes depending on how you choose to see it? Three years ago, the concept of responsive layout was simply an exciting new design option. Now into the mainstream, it's throwing up more than a few problems for us web developers. With mobile and tablet usage on the rise, and the likes of Microsoft and Guardian redesigning their sites to reach this growing market, it's not surprising that responsive design is now a high priority for clients.

This article is part of our "Web Responsive Design series" - consisting of tools, resources and tutorials to help you create websites for users of all platforms.

This article is part of our "Web Responsive Design series" - consisting of tools, resources and tutorials to help you create websites for users of all platforms.

The 960 Grid systems are the way to develop a faster websites. At the mean time, developing websites should support mobile browsers while mobile usage is increasing. So, supporting all screen sizes called: Responsive web.

For designers, the most difficult and interesting aspect of responsive web design has been the flexible nature of it. We've constantly in the process of trading in our tenacity for pixel perfection and embracing the web for what it really is; fluid. Today we'll cover some steps to help you transition towards flexible web design, or as I like to call it, 'Getting' Flexy'.

The practice of implementing responsive images is still in its infancy. We've seen a lot of ideas and suggestions for how it should be done and we're bound to see a lot more.

CSS frameworks have gone responsive, squeezing content into a spectrum of desktop and mobile browsers with varying degrees of success. While any CSS solution for layout is preferable to nested tables, no single solution fits every website. But that hasn't stopped them from trying.

Do you use any tools to test your web projects? If not here is why you should start doing so. Below are listed only a few stats and reasons for that: if your website is not responsive and not optimized for mobile your bounce rate on such device will be extremely high. 40 percent of visitors will go to a competitor's site after a bad mobile experience (Source: Compuware, 2012). Users don't want to wait for content to load for more than 2 seconds. 40% will abandon a web page if it takes more than three seconds to load. (Source: Akamai). 88% of online consumers are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience (Source: Equation Research).

Do you use any tools to test your web projects? If not here is why you should start doing so. Below are listed only a few stats and reasons for that: if your website is not responsive and not optimized for mobile your bounce rate on such device will be extremely high. 40 percent of visitors will go to a competitor's site after a bad mobile experience (Source: Compuware, 2012). users don't want to wait for content to load for more than 2 seconds. 40% will abandon a web page if it takes more than three seconds to load. (Source: Akamai). 88% of online consumers are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience (Source: Equation Research).

Web Toolkit for flexible grid layout and responsive design.

Putting back the C in CSS

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