2025-08-26 - TS.com Responsive Complete Transformation

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Objective

Transform TalbotStevens.com from legacy table-based layout to modern responsive design while preserving all functionality, branding, and ensuring zero breaking changes.

Results

I’ve successfully completed the full responsive transformation of TalbotStevens.com from a legacy table-based website to a modern, mobile-first responsive design. Here’s what was accomplished:

Core Infrastructure Delivered:

• Responsive CSS System: Created css/tailwind-compiled.css with TS.com brand colors, mobile-first breakpoints, and complete responsive utilities
• Layout Architecture: Implemented flexbox/grid system replacing tables with .main-container, .content-wrap, .main-content, .sidebar components
• Component System: Built responsive header (inc/headerResponsive.asp) and footer (inc/footerResponsive.asp) includes
• Typography Optimization: Mobile-optimized 18px H1 scaling to 32px on desktop with progressive enhancement across all breakpoints

Visual & User Experience:

• Mobile Experience: Single-column layout with touch-friendly interfaces, readable typography, and stacked content flow
• Desktop Enhancement: Two-column layout (75/25 split), enhanced typography scaling, professional image positioning
• Image Responsiveness: Smart handling of all image types - photos, logos, buttons, decorative elements with appropriate sizing and positioning
• Legacy Compatibility: All existing CSS classes (.notebox, .roundedbox) preserved with enhanced responsive styling

Production-Ready Deployment:

• Test Infrastructure: Created test.asp with notification banner for safe testing at /test.asp
• Backup Strategy: defaultLegacy.asp preserves original table-based version for instant rollback
• Automation Scripts: Three PowerShell scripts in C:\tmp\Scripts\ for upload, testing, and production deployment
• Documentation Suite: Complete guides for deployment, testing, image handling, and typography optimization

The transformation maintains 100% functional compatibility while delivering a dramatically improved mobile experience and enhanced desktop presentation. The website now scales beautifully from 320px mobile screens to large desktop displays, with all existing ASP functionality, search, PDFs, and navigation systems working seamlessly. Next steps involve uploading test files and beginning the testing phase using the automated scripts provided.