Michael Macken Web Services Team Leader Mobile Web Michael Macken Web Services Team Leader
mobile phones are awesome…
Visits from mobile devices 8,000 visits in 2008 490,000 visits so far in 2011 3% of total visits
The iphone vs android graph
Visitor behaviour
UWS mobile platform Aimed at handsets not tablets Draws content from live web pages on our site Selected content only – aimed at the website visitor who is not at their desk Can be distributed as an app if desired One platform supports multiple apps Platform supports all OS and all devices
Sneak peek #1 http://blinkm.co/uws-test
Course information
Current students
Current students > What’s on
international
Campus information
Campus information > shuttle bus
Search central
Quicklinks A-Z
…back to the main site….
What we need is… a responsive design One CSS for all devices Same content for all devices Size of browser window determines layout Examples: Boston Globe, Westminster Abbey….
Desktop browser – wide monitor
Desktop browser / tablet in landscape
Narrower again – still 3 column
Narrower – tablet in portrait
Handset size
UWS design concepts….. #1
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Thanks… m.macken@uws.edu.au uws.edu.au/wsu (that’s for Web Services Unit) Mobile Site: http://blinkm.co/uws-test