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Mobile devices are continually becoming more popular in
both work and educational settings. When designing images for mobile devices,
it is important to remember that your mobile design should revolve around the
user. It is essential to condense the information you want to incorporate so that
it includes only the main points so that you can create a user-friendly image
that isn’t overwhelming or crowded with information. A problem that arises when
creating images for mobile devices is that they all vary in screen size. When
creating images, it is important to figure out if you are designing for a
wide-range of devices, or just a specific device (such as an iPhone).
Some things to make sure of when designing for mobile
devices:
·
The site logo should be clear
·
Headers should stretch to 100% of the screen
width
·
Content images should be no larger than 80% of
the screen width
·
Content images should be automatically scaled
and optimized to screen width
This is a great video/presentation
about designing for mobile devices (with the focus being in an educational
setting). I
love that the speaker says that mobile devices are convenient, they lighten our
load. Mobile devices are extremely popular so it is important that we know how
to design content for them.
I have never designed an image for a mobile device, so I
found these 2 articles helpful:
*Here are some helpful tools to create images for mobile devices:
Questions:
1) Have
any of you ever had to design an image for mobile devices? How did you do this?
2) Are
mobile devices used in your workplace? If so, how are they being used?
3) How
could you implement mobile devices into your workplace? What kind of content
would you design?
