JR: LA Times new website design - May 2014 - Beyond responsive: three mobile website design tricks becoming trends Trendy but not always favorable in my book. infinite scrolling - (meh, whatever) cards - (I like this) pre-written Tweets (??) Increasingly, I view websites with JavaScript d... more>> 2 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #media #responsive #design #mobile #web #blog_jr

JR: Slide-in menus versus navigation bars - https://news.layervault.com/stories/23434-why-and-how-to-avoid-hamburger-menus #design - #menu - #mobile
- May 16, 2014

JR: Decline of the Mobile Web - April 2014 - Some current and older stories: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7548530 I know it's not declining for me. I build my own web-based tools that function well on mobile devices: flip phone with Opera Mini browser iPhone Samsung S4 HP ta... more>>
- Apr 10, 2014 - #mobile #web #app #design #blog_jr

JR: Have tablets jumped the shark? - Feb 6, 2014 re/code story titled Our Love Affair With the Tablet Is Over Is it a link bait story or valid perspective? The tablet couldnt possibly shoulder all the expectations people had for it. Not a replacement for your laptop or phone but ki... more>> 8 min read
- Mar 19, 2014 - #mobile #laptop #phone #tablet #design #phablet #blog_jr

JR: Tablet-based restaurant menus - (My Feb 1, 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com) Revolution Grille's menu tablets are also Android-based. The hostess placed the tablets on the table as we were seated. The server, however, was still very knowledgeable and helpful. I liked the design of t... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #food #restaurant #business #mobile #app #tablet #design #blog_jr

JR: More thoughts about journalism - Feb 2014 - (My Feb 15, 2014 proposed comment that I planned to post in this ToledoTalk.com thread, but I never did. I wrote this as a response to the comment below.) "Because journalism, as we know it may POSSIBLY disappear." - TT user paulhem If you are re... more>> 4 min read
- Feb 16, 2014 - #media #startup #design #mobile #longform #blog_jr

JR: What does "mobile first" mean to the media? - If a media org has to ask that question in September 2013, then that media org is already way behind the times and behind their competitors. Are media org's taking a "wait and see" (decay some more) approach to mobile design? Excerpts: Jon St... more>> 4 min read
- Jan 13, 2014 - #media #mobile #responsive #design #blog_jr - replies: 1

JR: Web vs Native apps in 2013 and beyond - The debate will continue for years. Both have their roles. I prefer the Web on all devices. So for me, my favorite all-time native app is the Web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Links). Native apps vs Web apps depends upon the the website,... more>> 3 min read
- Oct 22, 2013 - #design #mobile #apps #web #html5 #css3 #javascript #blog_jr

JR: Facebook mobile lessons that may apply to media - August 2013 ijnet.org story Lessons for news organizations from Facebooks mobile success The social networking behemoth's mobile conversion should be a wake-up call for media companies and news organizations, mobile expert Cory Bergman wrote in a r... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #media #mobile #design #blog_jr