Post on 10-May-2015
by: Dariana Alicea Torres
Mobile/Tablet Design
Prof. WeberFebruary 2nd, 2014
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Mobile/Tablet usage growth
❖ Over the past three years only 9% of the population do not use a mobile device.
❖ 56% of these users own a smartphone.
❖ 2 billion devices will be shipped this year.
Mobile/Tablet impact on Web Design
❖ Clean and Simple
❖ Easy to search
❖ Lack of text
❖ Compact pages
❖ Mobile versions of popular websites
Current technology to make website accessible across all devices
❖ HTML5
❖ WP Touch
❖ Other Plugins
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Websites that do not work on tablet/mobile devices
❖ www.chilispr.com
Mobile Version
Desktop Version
Websites that work on tablet/mobile devices
❖ www.mathway.com
Mobile Version
Desktop Version
Recommendations for my clients
❖ Use HTML5 and CSS for the design
❖ Use Responsive Web Design
❖ Use a readable font style and size
❖ Use bidirectional
References❖ Google Developers (2013, December 19). Building Smartphone-Optimized
Websites - Webmasters — Google Developers. Retrieved February 1, 2014, from https://developers.google.com/webmasters/smartphone-sites/
❖ Hepburn, A. (2013, October 1). Infographic: 2013 Mobile Growth Statistics |
Digital Buzz Blog. Retrieved February 1, 2014, from http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/infographic-2013-
mobile-growth-statistics/
❖ Keteermat, S. (2010, November 19). How to Make Your Website Mobile
Friendly (And Keep Your Readers Happy) - Copyblogger. Retrieved from http://www.copyblogger.com/mobile-friendly-website/
❖ Website Optimization (2012, June 7). On The Mobile Web’s Impact On Website
Design. Retrieved February 1, 2014, from http:/www.cloudtactix.com%2Fon- the- mobile-webs-impact-on-website-design%2F&dm_redirected=true#2754