Four Paths to Mobile Web Design and Deployment

Just when you thought you had designing for the Internet figured out, mobile devices have come along and are clamoring to be catered to. Here's how to handle those pesky things.
Written by Cameron Moll on September 19, 2007

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Excerpted from the PDF book "Mobile Web Design"

In this excerpt, well-known -- and better yet, well-respected -- Web designer Cameron Moll explains four ways to design and deliver standards-compliant content for mobile devices:

  1. Do nothing with your current Web site

  2. Reduce its images and styling
  3. Use handheld style sheets
  4. Create mobile-optimized content

Cameron lays out the pros and cons of each method and includes real-life examples of how content from sites following each of these methods displays.


The mobile device interface for travel site kayak.com as viewed on a Nokia 6680. Which method does kayak.com use?

You might think you know the best method, but Cameron's honest assessment may surprise you. Click the link "Mobile Web Book" to open the PDF file in your Web browser and find out. You can also download the PDF to your machine for later viewing.

To open the PDF, you'll need a full version of Adobe Acrobat (6 or higher) or the Adobe Reader, which you can download here:

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To learn how to configure your browser for viewing PDF files, see the Adobe Reader tech support page.

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