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Mobile Web Design

Mobile Web Design. Isn’t Mobile a Fad?. There are many more cell phones than PCs Most cellphones are now web enabled Cellphones have moved beyond calls to mobile computing. Different CSS vs. Different Site. Different CSS Gives users access to same content Less maintenance Not universal

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Mobile Web Design

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  1. MobileWeb Design

  2. Isn’t Mobile a Fad? • There are many more cell phones than PCs • Most cellphones are now web enabled • Cellphones have moved beyond calls to mobile computing

  3. Different CSS vs. Different Site Different CSS • Gives users access to same content • Less maintenance • Not universal • Supports the one web model Different Site • More customized experience • Different analytics • Two sites to maintain • Best if mobile users are your main audience • Can picked up on “carrier web”

  4. Mobile CSS <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://your-url.com/mobile.css" type="text/css" media="handheld" /> • Not all browsers will pick this up- guess which one can have problems… • For Windows Mobile you may need to create a separate style sheet where media=Screen.

  5. A simple Mobile Stylesheet html, body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height:15px; background: #fff; padding: 3px; color: #000; margin: 0; } * { float: none; }

  6. Mobile CSS • Reduce image size • Keep headers small • Get rid of redundant navigation • Use conventional links • No floats or sidebars • NO popups

  7. Emulators and Simulations Opera Minihttp://www.opera.com/mini/demo/ T-mobile http://tmobile.modeaondemand.com/htc/g1/ Tag Tag Emulator http://tagtag.com/site/info/emulator IPhoneyhttp://marketcircle.com/iphoney/ Iphone Testerhttp://iphonetester.com/ Mobi Forgehttp://mobiforge.com/emulators/page/mobile-emulators dotMobihttp://emulator.mtld.mobi/emulator.php

  8. A look at mobile vs. traditional sites

  9. Resources • W3C Mobile Web Initiativehttp://www.w3.org/Mobile/ • Mobile Web Best Practiceshttp://www.w3.org/2007/02/mwbp_flip_cards.html • Mobile Web Design Trendshttp://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/13/mobile-web-design-trends-2009/ • 5 Minute Mobile Makeoverhttp://perishablepress.com/press/2009/08/02/the-5-minute-css-mobile-makeover/ • Make your mobile site friendlyhttp://carsonified.com/blog/features/css/make-your-site-mobile-friendly/ • Mobile Web Design Tips and Techniques http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/000577.html

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