the problem with relying purely on intrinsic sizing is that you eventually hit a wall where the content looks
unreadable on huge ultrawide monitors. i still find myself dropping in a max-width container and a few specific breakpoints to prevent text lines from stretching too far.
>responsive is just a buzzword for fluid containers nowthis part is slightly reductive though. you can have a perfectly fluid grid that still breaks the layout logic once you hit a certain threshold. i usually stick to
clamp()
for typography and padding to keep things smooth, but i'll still use a media query when the sidebar needs to tuck into a hamburger menu.
intrinsic design is great until you have to deal with complex navigationhow are you handling the transition from desktop nav to mobile drawer without using any breakpoints at all?