April 4, 201313 yr I don't know if i'm posting in the right place but I need for some one to spell this out,lol. My website doesn't look so good on mobile devices and I am majorly confused as to how I would make it compatible. Would I need to have a completely separate site? Would it work off the same url as my desktop site? Also, how important do you think it really is to go mobile?
April 4, 201313 yr Best thing would be implementing some Media Queries that target the size of the screen. Have a look at http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2010/07/19/how-to-use-css3-media-queries-to-create-a-mobile-version-of-your-website/ to give you an idea. With this method you wouldn't need a separate site - just your existing one and it would work off the same url. I'm of the Mobile-First persuasion and think if it's viable, to always develop for mobile. Have a look at this as well http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?933.
April 4, 201313 yr Responsive Web Design. In addition to what what the previous user posted, have a look at the following: http://alistapart.com/article/fluidgrids Intimidating at first, but not so difficult once you wrap your head around it. Edited April 4, 201313 yr by Pete Prosper
April 4, 201313 yr Author Thanks for the pointers guys, there is so much info out there it can be difficult to know what is relevant unless you already know what you are doing. I'll take a look over the evening; thanks again.
April 4, 201313 yr What about this http://adaptive-images.com/ I can't see this being as good as using your own media queries cos it must just be loading the same images but resizing the hell out of them, unless I'm missing something. If it has the brains to convert the images into new image sizes and all that jazz, then it must massively affect loading-time.
April 4, 201313 yr What about this http://adaptive-images.com/ I can't see this being as good as using your own media queries cos it must just be loading the same images but resizing the hell out of them, unless I'm missing something. If it has the brains to convert the images into new image sizes and all that jazz, then it must massively affect loading-time. Haven't used this yet, but on my bookmarks. Really good option for images and responsive design in general
April 5, 201313 yr So do you just upload one pic and the script does the rest; resizing and optimizes the images itself?
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