Mobile web design is very important since around half of the web traffic is phones. They can be either shopping, looking at news or just browsing the web. This means that it is essential to make your website responsive on every device. I will go over common mobile design mistakes, future trends and the best practices.
Firstly, mistakes on designing for mobile devices can be very bad for your website. One of them is having an overload of stuff on your screen such as too much pictures or words that extend past the viewport. Another one is too much pop-ups which can be very disruptive to see if they just keep showing up, it leads to a negative experience and disengagement.
Secondly, it’s to use the best practices on your website that can make the experience better for users. Making sure to have responsiveness on your site can bring it a long way by adapting to all screen sizes. You can do this with the media query with the example below this paragraph. You should also have clear CTA’s which are buttons, links and redirects to forms.
This example changes the size of the text to 40 pixels:
@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
body {
font-size: 40px;
}
}
Lastly, keeping up with the present mobile design trends is important but we need to keep in mind the future trends. In the future, it could include dark-mode enhancements which would have the ability to adjust contrast, reducing eye strain and different optimized color palettes. Another one may be micro-interactions that could direct the users eye to content such as products and important sentences. The third possible future trend may have something to do with AI. AI could be used for personalization, AI generated layouts or just more smart chatbots.
In conclusion, It is crucial that your website is responsive for mobile and all screen sizes. You should always keep up with the present design trends and integrate the possible future ones as the come. Try to avoid common mistakes when making your website for mobile and it can be good to design with a mobile-first mindset when building your website. I think if your website works on all websites than it can succeed.