Alex Buga
Alex has done a great job of showing his ability to take advantage of the small screen while empowering amazaing graphics. He's done exactly what I've wished I could do by delivering perfectly styled and legible content surrounded by a nice wrapping design and style. The typography is clean. You feel like you're holding his notebook in your vary hands. Great work.
Snook
John's mobile website has one of the most brilliant translations from his desktop version. It's identical in every way. I think the only thing missing is his sidebar and fancy illustration of himself. Great work.
Productive Dreams
The beauty in designing a mobile site is knowing what to bring over and what to leave from your desktop site. Productive Dreams is a perfect example. Not only have they carried the experience over, but they've managed to take what wouldn't work on a small, mobile and translate it to work. This is a great experience overall.
Twitter just recently redesigned their homepage followed up by a new mobile design. They've stripped what was too complex for the desktop and translated it to work on the mobile. I honestly would have liked to see something that felt a little more like a website tailored to the mobile screen and not just a minified version of their website. Either way, it's still a great experience. It's nice to see large companies putting effort into mobile design.
Mashable
Mashable is a good example of how to present only what the user needs while maintaining the beautiful style while crossing platforms. Nothing more, nothing less.
Target
Target is by default a large company. It's great to see a company this big putting effort into mobile design. It's very exciting. The designer could have went many directions with their site. It's nice to be presented with a search option with a site this large but also with other options down the page just incase I'm clueless to what I should search for.
iPhone OS Back Button in CSS3/HTML5 Written by Jeff Batterton
Web Designer Depot
The Web Designer Depot shows off how to present you with what you need to dig deeper into their content. The navigation is simple and effective.
GDZLLA
A service developed by nclud to link Flickr and Twitter together. Instead of explaining their service to you, they've done an amazing job at pointing you in the right direction. This is a great example of getting to the point because that's what's key in mobile design.
Gamespot
Gamespot harbors a ton of content; that's intimating no matter how talented of a designer you are. The placement of switching platforms is presented in an easy to understand fashion. Even though it takes an entire screen-height of scrolling to get to content, there must have been an reason because it's placed right above the fold to help entice you to scroll.
Yahoo!
Yahoo, one of the largest internet companies in the world, just released an redesign of their mobile web site. The large tab is something I haven't seen much on a mobile site since it uses up more real estate. It's nicely executed. A key element to their design is how they present search as a primary feature without taking too much dominance over the page.
PrintFancy
A great and elegant example of translating your desktop design so that your mobile version compliments it. A tiny bit of info peaking above the fold to entice scrolling. Great work.
Matt Bango
Matt's site is a great example of getting to the point. It presents you with his brand, a quick navigation that doesn't steal your attention away from photography that seals the deal.
The Day Has Come
What I like about this site is that you don't see many mobile sites that give you an elevator pitch and then moves on. This is a great example of effectiveness.
Amy Stoddard
Not only does Amy show off her ability translate a brand experience to the mobile web, but also her ability to give hierarchy to content without overwhelming the user. If her nav or featured projects don't grab you then something else down the hierarchy of content will.
Redhawk
Great colors and use of their powerful brand. They've done a great job of presenting you options in an easy to scan list of buttons. Go to a specific location or contact us. Simply done.
iPhone OS Back Button in CSS3/HTML5 Written by Jeff Batterton
Before and especially since the launch of my iPhone CSS3, I've had several people ask me if I knew of any way to replicate the iPhone back button with no images. I didn't. In fact, I didn't think it was possible - Until today. Today I decided to figure it out. I have simplified the process and documented...
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