The Mobile Drupal Experience

Overview
The world is going mobile. Whether on smart phones or tablets, wifi or 3G, more and more people are carrying the web around in their pockets, backpacks, briefcases, and purses.

Anyone who has browsed the internet on their phone, for example, knows the frustrations that often arise from websites that were never intended for the small, or more specifically the touch, screen.

This session will explore not only some basic mobile design considerations, but also ways to infuse the mobile world with the power of Drupal.

Session Topics
Topics will include (but are not limited to):

• The Mobile World
  • Wifi, Edge, 3G, 4G, and why we care.
  • An overview of device types and specifications
  • The blurring boundaries between Mobile Websites, Web Apps, and Native Apps
  • The good, the bad, and the ugly (real world examples)
• Design Considerations
  • Targeting your mobile audience
  • Best practices for design and images on the mobile web
  • Designing for multiple devices
• Drupal Mobile Integration (with examples)
  • Modules
    • MobileTools
    • Services
  • Libraries / APIs
    • Sencha Touch
    • jQTouch
    • jQuery Mobile
    • PhoneGap

About the Presenters
This session is presented by Déja Augustine (Software Architect) and Lisa Howey (Designer) of EchoDitto, a leading digital strategy and technology team that has planned, developed, and launched more than 70 Drupal-based websites since 2004.