screens are introduced by Apple for the first time through its various devices. Retina monitor has been launched with the MacBook Pro computers in addition to their iOS devices. Increase in the customer base can be observed with the each passing day. Therefore, designers have to upgrade themselves according to the changes in the market constantly.
Retina display comes with a purpose. Creative an application for iOS or Android devices may be easier than developing a website with retina ready design. Practice is necessary to create such websites. However, efforts are always visible with the final product. The website may look spectacular onscreen. It is going to appear the same with all the monitor resolution.
Basics of Retina Ready Design
Through PPI or pixel per inch, density of the screen is measured. Some changes can be noticed with each device. In case of regular screen density, pixels are found in 1 X 1 inch block.
In case of retina display, the numbers are double. From digital pixel to physical screen, Apple offers a pixel that is doubly dense. Due to nature of the technology, individual pixels cannot be detected with the human eyes.
Modern designs are generally utilized for iPhone devices mockups. On the occasion, size of the PSD is doubled in order to adjust with the higher resolution. CSS containers, text and SVG graphics can easily adapt with the double resolution as a result of its scalable page elements.
For the bitmap and fixed width objects, pixels are spread evenly while other things are stationary. One of the major reasons behind retina designing is to create a website with flexible content. It is better to use SVG whenever it is possible.
More depth can be attained with the help of these design techniques. For the purpose of natural adaptation, code of HTML/CSS must be utilized. More techniques can be applied as a result.
Use Fonts instead of Icons
Custom fonts are noticed with CSS3. However, remote or local links can be utilized for the font files. As a result, CSS may able to adapt a new font in the future. It is possible to use icon fonts also instead of numbers and letter.
Depending on the screen size, font icons can change itself. Therefore, it may be good to use it instead of a vector font. Through use of percentages, size can be maintained based on the monitor resolution with the font. Icons can be included through the HTML code as well. Requirement or reference to HTTP request may not be needed for an image file.
Vector Graphics Scalable
For building of icons or logos, vectors are generally used. Scaling may be required in case of diverse resolutions. However, these graphics cannot be showcased through web browser unless SVG is included for support.
Data such as curves, colors, shadows, line segments and other features are generally utilized by the graphics. By older browsers, these graphics cannot be supported following to the process of rendering. Fallback methods are offered within SVGeezy scripts in such cases.