Life was simpler when web designers only had to worry about formatting sites for desktop computers. Most monitors and displays were easy to design for, and one size fit most. Then came the rise of the mobile web.
Since the dawn of the mobile web, one of the big debates was whether to design an adaptive, responsive site that would change to fit different portals or to design a standalone mobile site [known colloquially as m(dot) design for the familiar
http://m.site.com URL structure].
For the sake of our discussion today, we’ll consider m(dot) design a thing of the past since it’s no longer considered a best practice because it involves creating an entirely new site with less
content, fewer images, and a simplified navigation.
So with that in mind, let’s take a look at different approaches to designing for the multi-portal lifestyle...
