Category Archives: Organizing Mobile

Just as I had expressed in the previous web post, I have recently a lot of experience with the topic of mobile phones as platforms for web browsers.  In order to create a useful online webpage for a smartphone, a … Continue reading →

I thought this article made a really interesting point about the differences in what kind of information people look for in desktop versus mobile internet use.  I think this is important in understanding how to design and organize a mobile … Continue reading →

When I read this article, I automatically thought of the websites I view on my iPhone. When available, I use a website’s app (including all social media sites, weather, music, public transportation systems, my bank account and even TV Guide!). … Continue reading →

Oh my gosh, another List Apart article? Shocker. Anyway, I thought this article was really relevant to what we’ve been learning in class about responsive web design and the need for layouts that work on smaller screens and devices. I … Continue reading →

Clear labeling, balanced breadth and depth, and appropriate mental models. In my opinion, if you’re going to retain anything technical from organizing mobile website, those are it. But, there is something that goes beyond the coding, transcends the floating, and … Continue reading →

I will sometimes do QC testing across various screen sizes before the marketing company I intern for sets the sites live. I am usually looking for words that are cut off, inactive buttons or spelling mistakes. I usually start with … Continue reading →

The simplicity of a mobile site is often lost these days. I feel as though some web designers don’t even own a smartphone. I try clicking one button to go to the next page and I end up lost in … Continue reading →

Perhaps I was destined to create sites for mobile browsing- one of my biggest weaknesses in web design is maintaining a specific structure and keeping it consistent with the entire page. Most mobile users are not there for the interactive … Continue reading →

Designing  a website for a mobile device raises an entirely different set of principles that should be abided by.  When one visits a site on a mobile device they typically are either urgently looking for information, are bored, or feel … Continue reading →

I was very interested in this article especially the introduction because it opened my mind to the many reasons why we turn to mobile web. The top four reasons listed were for lookup/find purposes, explore/play purposes, check in/play purposes and … Continue reading →