The flip side of responsive web design

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In the last article about responsive web design, we briefly introduced it and talked about its advantages. We also thought about whether responsive web design should be an automatic part of the proposed solutions or just an optional extension. In today's article, we will look at the dark side of responsive web design. Responsive web design is a good solution in many cases, but not in all, although this impression is sometimes created from presentations. This is mainly due to the fact that the authors focus primarily on listing the main advantages, but forget about the disadvantages and comparison with possible alternatives. So let's look at the flip side of responsive web design. Higher costs The development of a website with a responsive web design requires more time than a non-responsive website for the preparation of the proposal itself, the processing of project documentation, the creation of wireframes and, of course, the creation of templates and subsequent testing.

We do not propose a regular B2B Email List presentation, but a website that should be accessible and usable even on mobile devices. The project documentation will therefore be more extensive, it will be necessary to create wireframes for mobile devices as well. Due to responsive web design, creating templates will be more complex and testing for mobile devices will also take extra time. More time also means more money invested. Loading speed A responsive website will load more slowly compared to a well-optimized mobile version. This is due both to the greater amount of content that is likely to be placed on a responsive website, and to the fact that even though individual elements may be hidden for certain devices, they still have to download them. Only they will not be displayed. Habits, behaviors and expectations If we want to understand why we need to create a separate web presentation for mobile users, we must first understand that the mobile web is not only about a small display resolution, but that it is about behavior and expectations.



People do not use their mobile phones in the same way as a laptop, desktop or tablet. At the same time, in some cases they can expect something completely different from a normal website. It is a specific mobile context. Let's imagine, for example, the web presentation of an insurance company. A regular website visitor will most likely expect different information on the website than when accessing the website from a mobile device. He will probably be on the move with his mobile device and deal with the current situation. In the event of a traffic accident, he will expect information related to solving the event, he will look for contact information. He certainly won't be interested in the price of the insurance, it would be a little late for that.