A Webvanta Online Course
Designing for the Mobile Web
Deliver Great Experiences on Phones and Tablets
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$99 fee includes four classes and online help
Use of the mobile web is exploding at an incredible rate. More than a quarter of a billion web-capable phones and tablets are being shipped annually. Within a few years, most sites will have at least as many accesses from mobile devices as from desktop and notebook computers.
Deciding how to best take advantage of mobile devices can be difficult. Not only can it be daunting trying to figure out how to fit everything on a tiny screen, but you need to choose between mobile websites, HTML5 web apps, and native apps.
By the end of this class, you'll understand when to simply build a mobile website, when an app makes sense, and when going native is worthwhile. You'll know how to approach user interface design and content structure for mobile devices, how to give tablet users a great experience, and what frameworks like jQuery Mobile can do for you.
Schedule
This course meets (online) once a week for one hour, Thursdays at 11 am Pacific (2 pm Eastern) on March 29, and April 5, 12, and 19. Note: You can still join the course if some of these dates are past; recordings are provided.
Recordings will be posted so you can participate even if you can't make these times.
You'll be invited to join an online group, where the instructors will answer questions and you can meet your fellow students.
Who This Course is For
This course is for designers and developers who are comfortable with at least the basics of the "old" web (i.e., sites designed for big screens), and want to get up to speed on designing for mobile devices, including phones and tablets.
Attendees should understand basic HTML and CSS.
Course Outline
Week 1: Understanding the Mobile Landscape
- Phones, tablets, and more
- Who is selling how much of what devices.
- Platforms to consider: iOS, Android, Windows Phone.
- The advantages and costs of native apps.
- Crafting content for mobile sites.
Week 2: Mobile Device Constraints and Opportunities
- Phones vs. tablets: what do you need to do differently?
- Design for touchscreens: big targets, no hover.
- What screen sizes do you target?
- Gestures and how to use them.
- Being location-aware.
Week 3: HTML5 Web Apps
- Using jQuery Mobile to quickly build app-like sites.
- How to make your site more app-like.
- Why sites are often more effective than apps.
- Dealing with platform differences.
Week 4: Native Apps
- Pros and cons of native apps.
- Features that require a native app.
- Using PhoneGap to create cross-platform native apps.
- Dealing with App Stores.
- Alternative ways to distribute apps.
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Course Instructors
Andrew DesChenes
Michael Slater
All our courses are taught by the leaders and staff of Webvanta.
You can read more about the instructors on our team page.
We spend all day, every day, helping designers deliver better sites.
In addition to being technology experts, we're great communicators and we love to teach.
Want to see examples of how we teach?
- Watch the recordings of our free webinars.
- Check out the Learning Rails podcast and screencast series.
If you aren't satisfied with the course for any reason, let us know before the third lesson and we'll refund your registration fee.
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