Great Works of Fiction Presents: The Mobile Context | The Haystack.
A really great article from Stephen on how we are mistakenly making assumptions about what users want. He means it, man!
Weekend Reading: Responsive Web Design and Mobile Context « Cloud Four
Jason Grigsby pulls together a bunch of links related to responsive design, mobile web and that tricky context problem.
Related links
susan jean robertson » Assumptions
Susan pushes back on the notion of the mythical mobile user.
It’s the Little Things - “Mobile” versus “Small Screen”
- A “small screen” user is not necessarily a mobile user.
- A “small screen” device is not necessarily a mobile one.
See also: bandwidth.
Beyond the mobile web by yiibu
Aaaaaand once again, the Riegers show us the way. This time it’s Stephanie’s presentation at Breaking Development in Dallas. Bloody brilliant.
The Mobile context
Yes! Yes! Yes! Mark nails it: just because someone visits a site with a certain kind of device doesn’t mean you can make assumptions about their intentions.
- Mobile != low download speed
- Context != intent
Related posts
Ethan Marcotte: The Responsive Designer’s Workflow
Liveblogging Ethan’s talk at An Event Apart in Boston.
Clarification
A follow-up on responsive web design.
Context
Clarifying the problem space of responsive web design.