Impact of Mobile/Tablet

Use on Web DesignBy: Nicholas Lenihan

December 18, 2014

Growth and Future of

Mobile/Tablet Use

As of January 2014:• 90% of American adults have

a cell phone• 58% of American adults have

a smartphone• 32% of American adults own

an e-reader• 42% of American adults own

a tablet computer

http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/

http://www.doxiadesign.com/mobile-website-custom-designed.html

Mobile/Tablet Usage

As of May 2013,

63% of cell phone

users use their

phones to go online

and 34% of adults

go online mostly

with their phone.

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Cell-Activities.aspx

Mobile Impact on Web

Design• Requiring mobile optimized

version of site.

• Need to design site for user

experience.

• Shorter web pages with to

the point text.

• Images and Icons

• The need for speed.

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/esigning-for-mobile-devices/

Technologies To Make Websites

Accessible on Mobile Devices• Mobify

• Wirenode

• Mippin Mobilizer

• Onbile

• Winksite

• MobilePress

• iWebKit

• MoFuse

http://mashable.com/2010/12/16/create-mobile-site-tools/

Bad Example

Of Website007museum.com

Bad Example

Of Websitegatesnfences.com

Good

Example of

Websiteebay.com

Good

Example of

Websiteproblogger.net

My Recommendation For

You

• Redesign your entire website.

• Design the site specially for the user.

• Move unneeded images and links to internal

pages.

• Bare Minimum - Create a mobile version of

your website.