Responsive Websites

• There used to be just phones and desktops
• Now there is everything in between
• The new way of doing mobile

Example Responsive sites

• Building Responsive Websites p.6–8
• haroldparkbymirvac.com/
• foundation.zurb.com
• telco.nsw.gov.au/

Native Apps—Pros and Cons

• Pros
  • Better performance for fast action games
  • Can be made to look different on every phone platform (iPhone, Android etc. if you have the money)
  • Can be used offline
• Cons
  • Generally not adaptive to different screen sizes
  • Poor integration with social media (like sharing a concert, facebook comments)
  • Often does not support blogs
  • Adverts are not generally clickable
  • Rigid, fixed design (e.g. can’t add pages on the fly)
  • Leaves people disconnected after the event
  • require upgrade to Drupal 7
• New tools can instantly create a native app from a snapshot of your website
  • Free
  • Produces app for every kind of phone

Costs

• Upgrade to Drupal 7 has two components:
  1. Functionality
  2. Visual theme

1. Support Mobile App
   • Upgrade functionality to Drupal 7 – $3,000
   • re-implement current theme exactly – $2,000
   • +cost of mobile app $??
2. Responsive Site
   • Upgrade functionality to Drupal 7 – $3,000
   • Design responsive theme – $3,000 - $4,000 depending on complexity
   • +automated native app $0.00