Ethan Marcotte
Freelance Web Designer
How To Make A Web Page Dynamic
The biggest word in web design now is responsive, meaning a site redesigns itself as users shrink the browser size or load it onto a mobile device. When BostonGlobe.com went responsive in September, the media world swore they'd catch up. Responsive pioneer Ethan Marcotte was behind the Globe design; he's also worked with the Sundance Film Festival and The Today Show. The key, he says: Prioritize information beforehand.
Timeline
1999
Graduates from Middlebury College
2009
Marries Elizabeth Galle
2009
Cowrites Designing With Web Standards (3rd edition) with Jeffrey Zeldman
2011
Writes Responsive Web Design
2012
Is part of the winning group for the Boston Globe's Best Designed Website award from the Society of News Design
A version of this article appears in the June 2012 issue of Fast Company.