Mobile Website Design

With well over 11 million Internet enabled mobile phones in Australia, a mobile website can no longer be ignored.

The latest in the Apple iPhone line came out this year (iPhone 4) and is stocked by all the major Australia telco's. With a full 3.5" touchscreen it is now easier to browse the mobile web than ever before.

How do Mobile Websites work?

Mobile websites work the same as a normal website except they are optimised to run on a slower Internet connection and for the smaller screen. Although the basic website design principals are the same, there is a lot to consider when creating a mobile friendly website.

• Screensize: your website needs to run a screen as small as 2 inches. As a comparison, the standard computer monitor is now around 19 inches!
• Load time: a mobile phone generally will have a slower Internet connection than a computer, therefore a mobile website should have minimal graphics and be saved in a very web friendly format.
• Simplicity: it is a lot harder to read long lines of text on a phone, therefore everything must be kept to a minimum.