subject: Mobile Website Design Options [print this page] The number of mobile users worldwide is increasing by leaps and bounds. No wonder, mobile is now replacing every traditional gadget in the world, even the television and computers. More and more people want everything on the go, instantaneously and mobile has that ability or portability.
People are now accessing internet on the phone, for most of the times and the figures of people using internet on their phones is in billions. So, this makes it obvious for the web designers, to websites that are compatible with the screen sizes and provide a rich user friendly experience.
There are few significant points to be kept on mind while designing websites for mobiles.
SCREEN SIZES
The market place is overflowing with mobile phone brands, mobiles of all sizes and shapes also. Different screen sizes is a vital factor to be studied in mobile website development. The website should be designed in a way that it automatically adjusts to the various screen sizes . One more thing, as much as possible try to avoid frames as well as scrollable areas, as mobile browsers do not support these features properly.
MOBILE CONTENT
Again, you can keep lengthy content , like that of website on the micro sites for mobiles. The content for the mobile website should be very crisp and to the point. As it is the font sizes are small, thought they can be zoomed in, but its always better to make things easy for the user. Breathing space is also one word that should be on the top of your mind when you design mobile websites.
EASY NAVIGATION
There is a vast difference in navigation a website on computer or laptop and navigating a website on mobile. You cannot afford to have the same menus you have on the computers in the mobile environment. The navigation has to be as easy as possible, which includes using large icons or tabs with back button that can be get to easily to the previous/homepage.
MOBILE LINKS
When your are providing links on your mobile web page, ensure that the webpage highlights the links as the screen size is very small and it is but natural that if the links are not highlighted, would not catch the eyes of the user. Color the background as well as
Clean Design, Crisp Content and Easy navigation, these are the three mantras of a sure shot successful mobile website development project.
