2. Why Mobile & Tablet?
Tablet usage has grown 4.5% in
2012
Mobile usage has grown 3.7% in
2012
PC sales were down from 341M
to 303M in 2013
Further decline in PC sales
estimated to 281M in 2014.
Tablet use estimated to increase
42% in 2014
Mobile use estimated to increase
5.5% in 2014
3. Mobile’s Impact on Web Design
PC screen resolution is
larger than mobile’s
Smaller screen = less
content
4. MOBILE FIRST!!!
“Mobile devices are more than just
another customer channel; they
represent the most significant evolution
in user interactions since the mouse.” Mashable
5.
6. Website Technologies for All
Platforms
HTML 5 allows better streaming of video
on mobile sites and more enriching
content.
“If you create your site in HTML5, there are a variety of
both open source and commercial tools that will wrap
that site with all of the code necessary to run natively,
and be submitted to application stores such as iTunes
and the Android marketplace,” - Eric Savitz of Forbes.
16. Works Cited
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[image] Kids on mobile. http://sg.theasianparent.com/smartphones-more-harmful-than-helpful/
[image] Take action! http://synthesis.net/in-conclusion-sub-city-take-action-tour-does-something/
[image] United Airlines. http://www.united.com/web/en-US/default.aspx?root=1
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http://www.ebay.com/
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https://twitter.com/
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Editor's Notes
More and more people are realizing the benefits of going mobile. Statistics show that the numbers are growing in mobile and tablet usage each year, in contrast to the decline of PC sales. Clearly these numbers show the need for your website to be mobile ready.
When designing a website for mobile, the designer must take into consideration that not ALL desktop content will be able to fit on the mobile site; therefore, it’s important to know what your audience is looking for specifically and implement only what’s necessary on the mobile version.
It’s been said that it’s almost more conducive to design your mobile site FIRST before your desktop, for optimal engagement.
The integration of HTML 5 has been an essential tool in allowing video to stream on all devices, particularly iOS which never allowed Flash, which was the go-to technology for such practices. Overall, the technology of HTML 5 serves as the backdrop to cross navigation from native to application (mobile) with ease.
The following havn’t caught on yet that there’s a mobile revolution.
This salon in St. Charles wants to be cutting edge but won’t get with the times! They’re in complete denial … they still take appointments manually with an appointment book that my grandma’s salon used 30 years ago!
I guess Aldi doesn’t think their customers are the demo that uses mobile much … or the web in general. Still, that’s not an excuse; it’s like a dentist using metal fillings instead of porcelain in elders because “what do they care, they’re going to die soon anyways?!”
800CharityCars hasn’t complied with mobile standards either. On a mobile device, there’s just too much going on and a user can easily get confused and frustrated.
I useTwitter a lot and personally, I prefer the mobile app to the desktop version any day. It’s very user friendly and there’s not one thing I can find that I can’t do, that the desktop can. In fact, on the mobile site, I am able to “quote” a retweet that I otherwise cannot do on the desktop.
eBay is another mobile site that I prefer to use over the desk top, simply because I can navigate more easily and I’m not distracted by all the ads the desktop features.
If the mobile site is more efficient than the desktop one, you got yourself a winner!
It would be a big advantage for your company to redesign your entire website, desktop and mobile, to be more streamlined and efficient for users to navigate more easily. Nowadays, web design is all about simplicity.
