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The usage of smartphones for web browsing is increasing at a fast rate, without the web context being prepared for such a major change. Web designing has been implemented considering wider screens, so page content is not displayed in a functional and appealing manner in the limited screen space of smartphones. Responsive web design offers a solution to this problem, which is growing, if the variety of diverse screen sizes for the different kinds of available platforms is taken into account, for instance smartphones, tablets, phablets, portable and desktop PCs, game consoles, TVs, even wearable devices. Apparently, screen size is going to be constantly modified, as new platforms make their way into people’s daily routine. The purpose of the thesis is to depict the responsive web design technique at length, with the elements that constitute the approach, and the way it is carried out, emphasizing on mobile design and its particularities and restrictions. Moreover, the paper contains a descriptive presentation and testing of three responsive frameworks.