Unit 7 Reading
Response
Reading the response to all of the mobile this and mobile
that really is impressive. About 10 years ago phones were going in the
direction of becoming smaller and smaller, now they struggle with being the
right size for the right screen. Where are the days that allowed me to slam my
phone shut after an angry conversation?
But because we view so much on a regular screen on a
computer or tablet, a lot of the same visual cues have to be cut out of mobile
devices to make sure it is legible but still functional. Does the developer go
with click past pages or involve a large scrolling screen but leaves behind a
static header or does it get lost as soon as we scroll past it? The main goal
of mobile devices is to look and feel like the full site but on a mobile
version. One question will be asked, when will mobile be so common that we
start to design web pages around the mobile site?
In the second reading assignment , What the Heck is
Responsive Web Design, it shows the different websites that actively employ
changing screens to allow viewers to see the information on variable screen
sizes.
One such group is the Boston
Globe. It changes multiple times to let the viewer see it on tablet,
monitor screen and a phone screen.
Some practices to look at when designing for mobile,
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What needs to stay?
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Start to design mobile then screen
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Think in terms of grids and modulars
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Keep trying because the best practices are still
emerging
Websites that I found interesting:
And let’s never forget the amazing CSS
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