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December 2, 2024
Smartphones have become an indispensable gadget of today’s generation. Over the years, mobile technology has progressed from a simple communication device to a multi-tasking system that can support many functions, from navigation and video calls to banking and smart home controls. While smartphones can now serve as an ultimate device for Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Everything (IoE) interactions and controls, their connections to the internet have become increasingly prevalent.
With more people viewing websites, mostly on smartphones, it has become more important than ever for businesses and organizations to have responsive web capabilities. Responsive web design is a web development approach that creates dynamic changes to the appearance of a website depending on the screen size and orientation of the device being used. When designing websites, compatibility with a variety of screen sizes is a must. A responsive website can streamline user experience and build credibility with clients or customers.
Web development and design trends never stagnate. They continue to evolve, grow, and reshape the trends in mobile user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). In web development, UI refers to the point of human-computer interaction and communication on a device while UX is the overall experience of a person interacting with the website.
Among the key considerations when developing a mobile-responsive UI is the interaction of the user with the content, through a web browser. Unlike laptop and desktop computers, mobile versions use taps and swipes instead of mouse clicks. Mobile device users need to be able to intuitively find what they are looking for on a smaller screen. Therefore, utilizing more fluid and adaptive navigation menu structures, sizing touch targets appropriately, and tailoring images to fit smaller screen sizes are some of the best practices used on mobile UI. These factors significantly change the way web developers create important UI elements that can offer a positive UX.
