DesignersCouch: 40 Mobile Websites with Outstanding Design

Being able to create a great web experience for users with mobile devices is easier then many believe this task to be. At this moment there are millions of mobile users scaling through the web. However, there are various sites that fail to meet the proper quality and standards for an easy to use mobile website design.

Quick Tips for Mobile Web Design

- Websites focused on tables as their main layout will not look proper on a mobile device
- Code you site in either XML or XHTML, for maximum compatibility
- Consider that different mobile phones have different screen sizes
- Place all of the most important information that you want mobile users to see on the top of the page
- Strive to make your mobile site design convenient for your consumers from every aspect
- Utilize the convenience of radio buttons and lists for ease of usability
Images should be in jpeg or gif format
- Keep in mind that the maximum page size for a mobile page is only 20 kilobytes. Make everything fit into that number

Below you will find 40 Mobile Websites with Outstanding Design that are sure to inspire you and ignite creativity in your mind. The image on the left is the actual site in mobile form, the one on the right is the comparison in its regular state. By the end of this post you'll have a general idea of what you need as a developer in order to build an attractive and easy to navigate mobile website.