Mobile: Separate mobile site vs. responsive design
Is responsive design really the right answer? Would you be better having a separate mobile website? Its all about return on investment.
Mobile archive
Design: Redesigning the Buffer iPhone App – A Design Story
Leigh Howells kicks off a series of posts looking at native iOS app design.
Mobile: Developing a mobile strategy really is quite important
I was recently in Nottingham speaking at the Mobile Marketers Conference 2012 on why we should bother about mobile at all. Why does mobile matter?
Mobile: Help your users, be focused
Do users get your app? Are you confusing them with too many features?
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Mobile: Stop obsessing over native mobile apps
What is your mobile strategy? Do you really need a native mobile app? In this presentation I talk you through your options.
Mobile: Emotional about mobile
Smartphones are emotive devices. They are extensions of ourselves. Your online services need to play nicely with them or you will offend me.
Mobile: The whole web is confused by mobile
App, web app, native app, mobile site, mobile app, adaptive design, reactive design, responsive design. What!?!
There seems to be a lot of confusion out there. What do all of these seemingly interchangeable terms mean for me?
Mobile: Navigating the mobile maze
We all know how important the mobile web has become, but what is the right approach? Should we build an iPhone app or mobile website? This factsheet explores your options.
Development: Are Media Queries the answer to the Fold?
The fold is still one of the hottest topics on the web. Clients are concerned users will miss key content and web designers denying the fold exists. Could responsive design hold the answer to this debate?
Development: Making mobile mistakes
I started in the web back in 1994. We made a lot of mistakes. Unfortunately I am beginning to see those mistakes repeated in 2011… in mobile development.
Development: Create a website using Dropbox and a text editor
Whether it is for rapid prototyping or just to easily throw up a few thoughts online, the last tool you would think of is Dropbox. However its now possible using Droppages.
Development: Confused by the mobile web? Join the club.
Unless you’ve been stuck under a rock for the past year or two, you’ll have noticed that mobile is reasonably big news.
Mobile: User experience is not just about your website
As web designers and website owners we obsess about user experience. However, good user experience is about a lot more than having a great website.
Mobile: News: w/c 16/08/10
This week, we make a collection of resources that hit the web this week, including iPhone and iPad development kits, the best apps and websites for any web designer, and HTML5 Boilerplate: A rock solid default for HTML5 awesome.
Development: CSS Trickster Chris Coyier
Chris Coyer is best know for his work on CSS-Tricks a ever growing web design community. However, as you will discover in this interview it isn’t just limited to CSS.
Mobile: Is there a business case for buying an iPad?
So you want an iPad, but is there really a business case to buy one? As a freelancer can you justify the cost? As a website owner will you be able to persuade the boss?
Design: Stephen Anderson on emotional design
A chef in a restaurant wants his food to be more than edible, he wants it to be delicious. As designers we should want our websites to be more than usable. Stephen Anderson shares techniques for delighting our users and ensuring they love our sites.
Development: Francisco Tolmasky talks about Atlas, Cappuccino and 280 slides
At the last Future of Web Apps Ryan and Stanton had a chat with Francisco Tolmask about the work he’s doing on Atlas, Cappuccino and 280 slides.
Mobile: Web Design News 04/05/10
This week: Steve Job’s shares his thoughts on Flash, Ben Ward makes us understand the web and learn how to calibrate color for the web.
Mobile: iPhone design, freelancing, the universe and everything
Sarah Parmenter joined us on our 12 hour marathon podcast to celebrate the shows 200th episode. She talks freelancing and iPhone development.
Design: Zeldman and Ethan Marcotte on the future of the web
Jeffrey Zeldman and Ethan Marcotte talk about the third edition of Designing with Web Standards as well as discuss the future of the web.
Accessibility: Adapting to accessibility
Is it time for us to take a fresh look at the subject of accessibility? Phil Powell offers some thoughtful insights into how we might make the web a more accessible place – not just for those who are disabled, but for everybody.
Mobile: Monthly usability testing with Steve Krug
Steve Krug, usability expert and author of “Don’t make me Think”, shares with us his unique approach to usability.