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  Designing for the Mobile Web [Design Principles] 

  http://www.sitepoint.com/article/designing-for-mobile-web

  The number of users browsing the Web from a mobile device continues to rise, yet most mobile web sites are still sub-par. The thing is, creating a great web experience for users of mobile devices is much ... easier than you might think. In this article I'll introduce seven fundamental steps that, if followed, will help you avoid the pitfalls that have caused many other mobile sites to fail. By the end of this article you'll know exactly where to focus your efforts in order to build a successful mobile site. 1. Don't Mix Up Your Markup A few different types of markup are available for building a mobile web site. You'll need to choose one that suits the needs of your customers and stick with it. WML In the early days of mobile web devices, the only way to surf the mobile web was to browse WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) sites. A WAP site uses WML (Wireless Markup Language) as its primary markup language. WML is an XML markup language based on the card-and-deck metaphor. Luckily for us, W   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 13 March 2008, by: David Wiblin  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  design, mobile, device, principles, web

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  css Zen Garden: The Beauty in CSS Design 

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  The Road to Enlightenment Littering a dark and dreary road lay the past relics of browser-specific tags, incompatible DOM s, and broken CSS support. Today, we must clear the mind of past practices. Web ... enlightenment has been achieved thanks to the tireless efforts of folk like the W3C , WaSP and the major browser creators. The css Zen Garden invites you to relax and meditate on the important lessons of the masters. Begin to see with clarity. Learn to use the (yet to be) time-honored techniques in new and invigorating fashion. Become one with the web. So What is This About? There is clearly a need for CSS to be taken seriously by graphic artists. The Zen Garden aims to excite, inspire, and encourage participation. To begin, view some of the existing designs in the list. Clicking on any one will load the style sheet into this very page. The code remains the same, the only thing that has changed is the external .css file. Yes, really. CSS allows complete and total control over the style o   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 25 March 2008, by: Stewart Love  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  cascading style sheets, css, web design