With so many of us now accessing our favourite websites from our mobiles, it seems ridiculous for us not to consider not only how our website design will look, but also how it will function, when being accessed on the go.
It’s only really since this recent insurgence of mobile devices that aspects such as page load times and cross-device compatibility have come to the forefront of our design and usability considerations.
Google have made their intentions clear with their continued push to encourage designers to ensure that they are using mobile friendly technologies, with their push for better page load routines, and performance enhancing solutions.
W3C MobileOK Checker
W3C have released this excellent test platform has been made freely available to to advise on mobile friendliness of your website. The conducted tests cover many aspects from the compatibility of your page elements to the speed at which these elements are loaded for use, and everything in between
Wear the badge with pride!
In true W3C fashion, websites that meet this recommendation are advised to wear the mobileOK badge with pride.
Test drive your website here… http://validator.w3.org/mobile/
More Great Tools for Mobile Website Design
Device Anywhere – This premium software allows you to automatically test your websites and applications across over 2000 different platforms. This gives you unrivalled access to across more platforms that you can shake a leg at.
iPhoney – This awesome program emulates the exact look and feel of the ever popular iPhone. This provides quick and easy reference to how your websites will appear when viewed on the device. Very useful if you don’t own one!
