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 the website because I accidentally clicked something else with my thumb. Having a touch screen is the worst!
It must be hard to design for mobile too, making everything so small, trying to filter through what content is necessary for a mobile device site and what is more suited for a computer based webpage.We live in a world of two-time-screening. Watching TV and surfing the web have become regular activities that go hand-in-hand. The content needs to be grabby and hold attention or the site has lost its viewer. There also has to be more visual and interactive content over text based that is easy to get lost in and uninterested.
Phone software designers also need to think about how they display the content when a smartphone user is on the internet. Cutting the top and bottom of the page off to make room for the phones menu bars is annoying and a waste of space – space that is vital.