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Our December Refresh event was led by web and mobile designer Michael Dick who discussed how to extend the experience from the desktop to the mobile web, as well as tips & tricks you may utilize during the design & development of your mobile site. More info at http://RefreshBmore.org

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Designing for the MOBILE WEB@michaeldickhttp://m1k3.net

RefreshBmoreDec. 2010

@michaeldick

ncluda creative web design agency

cssiphone.comweb inspiration for mobile

1) Design & UX

2) Viewports

3) Detection

4) Tips & Tricks

5) Questions & Discussion

MobileWeb

2.0

* Compare it to* the browser wars* from the 90’s

CSS = CSS

HTML = HTML

JS = JS

(Technical only, not applied to the user interaction)

Conte__t is

king

X

is the iPad “Mobile”

?

It’s so much more intimate than a laptop“

”— Steve Jobs

Jobs demonstrated the iPad while sitting on a couch.

Good.

Good.

Good.

:(

Good.

Design&

Experience

BAD EXPERIENCE

Graceful Degradation

Desktop

Mobile “2.0”

Mobile “WAP”

Opt-in / Opt-out

opt-in

opt to go back

opt-out

opt to go back

opt to go back

Viewportsand why fixed positioning doesn’t

work!

<metaname="viewport"content=""

/>(at its most basic state)

width = ;

initial-scale = ;

maximum-scale = ;

user-scalable = ;

content=”

VIE

WP

OR

T S

TAR

TS

VIE

WP

OR

T E

ND

S

VIE

WP

OR

T

NOT!

Device

Detection

Specificvs

Optimized (and responsive)

Optimized Specific

new markupsame markup

both use new CSS

<link rel="stylesheet" href=""

media="only screen and(max-device-width: 480px)"/>

Stylesheet (HTML)

@media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px){ /* iphone css goes here */}

@media (CSS)

@import url(‘mobile.css’) only screen and (max-device-width: 480px);

@import (CSS)

User Agent Sniffing

JS: navigator.userAgent

PHP: $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']

require('detect.php');$mobile = detect();

Orientation

Detection

<body id=”portrait”>

body#portrait{ width:320px; color:green;}

body#landscape{ width:480px; color:red;}

Quick

Tips & Tricks

HTML 5 Inputs

type=”url” type=”email”

type=”tel”type=”number”

Disable..

autocorrect="off"

autocapitalize="off"

autocomplete="off"

uselarge hit areas

BAD HIT AREAS

body {

-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;

}

Keeps the text from adjusting on orientation change

window.scrollTo(0, 1);

<body onload=”

”>

Hide the Address Bar onload

Don’t use fixed widths/heights

Discussion&

Questions

✓ iphone detection✓ iphone orientation javascript✓ iphone psd✓ detect mobile browsers✓ android / iphone sdk✓ mobile safari dev center *

Google Keywords

Thank You.

@michaeldickhttp://m1k3.net

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