Kilian Valkhof

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Responsive design in 2020: Recording of my Halfstack Conference talk

CSS & HTML, 22 June 2020, < 1 minute read

At Halfstack Conf in May I gave a presentation on what I think responsive design should be about in 2020 and what it will be about going forward: responding not just to static device properties like width and height but also to user preferences like preferring dark mode or reduced motion. The recording of it is out now, check it here:

I had a blast at Halfstack conf. Even though it was an online conference it really felt like a large group of people having fun together. There’s another Halfstack conf coming up in August. I already have tickets, and you should get them too: Halfstack Conf Online August 21th.

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