30 Mobile Website Design Tips - GS Web Technologies
30 Mobile Website Design Tips - GS Web Technologies
Mobile website design experts Anna Dahlström, Dean Evans and Sam
Hampton-Smith share their best advice for those involved in pages for
mobile devices.
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We're in a time when technological advances happen quickly in mobile
website design, and new players are constantly being introduced.
Consider how the first iPad came in the summer of 2010 and the Apple
Watch in 2015; it's safe to assume that even just two years from now
things will very different to today.
As much possible we need to build something which can be evolved a year
or two from now rather than require a complete redesign. So define your
immediate mobile website needs as well as your longer term ones and
cosider the pros and cons of the value that doing an app brings vs
investing in a site that works across devices.
30 Mobile Website Design Tips - GS Web Technologies
Think ahead - define your objective now and for the future
Know your target audience and what they us
Understand mobile website usage and behavior patterns
Understanding tasks and context
Try to avoid bespoke mobile site
Keep core content the same
Optimize for mobile
Look at entry points as a guide for whether to do an app or not
Consider the different types of apps
Adhere to UI guidelines and patterns
Consider backwards compatibility and fragmentation
Define your grid and breakpoints
Mobile or desktop first - where do you start
Define your content stacking strategy
Don't forget the navigation
Don't be afraid to challenge what's already out there
Not every page/screen needs a wire frame/design
Work collaboratively and closely across disciplines
Prototype, test, and iterate
Deliver content quickly
Limited layers aid navigation
Design from the user's viewpoint
Choose the right web font
Don't get hung up on different devices
Test, test, test
Consider battery life
Accept and embrace the limitations
Minimize text input
Love the pace of ch
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