You’ve spent a lot of time and effort crafting the perfect design for your website. You’re proud of it, but are you sure it looks good on mobile? There’s no getting around the fact that people are using their phones to browse the web more than ever before—and that means they’re using your site on small screens. If your site doesn’t look good when viewed on a phone or tablet, then you could be missing out on thousands (or even millions) of potential customers who’d love to buy from you if only they could find what they’re looking for easily enough.
Design for a small screen
Mobile devices are getting bigger and bigger. The growth of the mobile device market has been unprecedented, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The average screen size of a smartphone is 5-inches, which means that users are seeing less content per page than they would on desktop computers.
The best way to design a small screen is to keep it simple. If you want your website to perform well on mobile devices, then you need to optimize it so that it loads quickly, provides easy access to important information, is easy to navigate, and focuses on providing value rather than selling products or services (unless those products or services will help your clients).
To optimize your site’s performance: Make sure that your site isn’t too heavy by making sure there are no unnecessary graphics or videos taking up space within the code—these items can take longer for websites to load onto mobile devices because their processors aren’t as powerful as those used by desktops and laptops)
Use meaningful text
The first thing you should do when designing a small screen is to make sure that your text is readable. To do this, you will want to:
- Use a font that is easy to read.
- Use short paragraphs and sentences.
- Make sure the font size is large enough for the reader to comfortably see it on their device—at least 10pts for mobile devices, and 20pts for desktops or tablets.
Optimize your images
- Use the right file format:
- Save your images in a compressed format. JPEG is a good choice, as it will compress photos with little loss of quality.
- Keep image dimensions small, especially if they are intended to be used on mobile devices. The smaller your image is, the faster it will load and make your site look faster and more responsive — which can also help boost engagement on social media!
Optimize your videos
Using an optimized video player is one of the most effective ways to enhance your video experience. In fact, it’s so important that we’ve dedicated an entire section to optimizing videos for small-screen devices.
While this is a good first step, it’s not enough. You need to consider the specific platform and device you’re using as well as how many people are watching from different devices at different resolutions.
For example: If you are using an Android phone and the resolution is low (320×240), then using a player that supports playback at 360p or 480p may be better than one that only supports 360p since there are fewer pixels being used on your screen. This can help improve performance while also providing a better viewing experience for everyone who watches your videos!
Keep it simple
Use a simple design. When designing for a small screen, it’s best to use common fonts that are easy to read and type. When choosing colors, limit yourself to two or three shades of browns and grays for text and one or two hues of blue for backgrounds.
You don’t need fancy animations or elaborate graphics—you can get away with just using the basics: boxes, text, and links. Try not to throw too much information on your homepage at once; instead, offer users an easy-to-browse site with lots of white space (or “negative space”) between elements so they don’t feel overwhelmed by all the content you’re offering them at once.
Test it out on mobile
If you’re going to make a mobile app, then it’s important to test your design on a variety of devices.
Conclusion
We hope this article has been helpful to you. Now go forth and design!
