{"id":813,"date":"2013-01-14T21:39:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T20:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wprealm.com\/?p=813"},"modified":"2013-01-14T21:39:09","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T20:39:09","slug":"the-mobile-book-by-smashing-magazine-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wprealm.local\/the-mobile-book-by-smashing-magazine-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mobile Book by Smashing Magazine (Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently had the chance to read through the new Mobile Book by Smashing Magazine. It was thoroughly enjoyable, not only because of the different authors contributing, but also for the diverse topics discussed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wprealm.com\/blog\/the-mobile-book-by-smashing-magazine-review\/sm_cover\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-814\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-814 aligncenter\" alt=\"SM_Cover\" src=\"https:\/\/wprealm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/SM_Cover.jpg\" width=\"745\" height=\"443\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The book is broken down into three categories:\u00a0<strong>the mobile landscape<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>responsive web design<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>user experience design<\/strong>. While there are plenty of valuable technical concepts, they are reinforced with a good overview of the mobile ecosystem we find ourselves in.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Being in the midst of a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.happytables.com\" target=\"_blank\">happytables<\/a>\u00a0iteration, I found the technical section most interesting, striking an excellent balance between the practices of efficient responsive web design.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/trentwalton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trent Walton<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bradfrostweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Frost<\/a>\u00a0do a great job of explaining fluid grids, responsive patterns and so forth, while\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmolsen.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Olson<\/a>\u00a0provides great insight on how to optimize content for mobile devices. What I really appreciated is that it&#8217;s all very practical advice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wprealm.com\/blog\/the-mobile-book-by-smashing-magazine-review\/sm_3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-815\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-815 aligncenter\" alt=\"sm_3\" src=\"https:\/\/wprealm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/sm_3.jpg\" width=\"745\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Overall, it&#8217;s a great refresher to intermediate users such as myself, but also a great resource for beginners. Since many of us are self-taught, having authors of this\u00a0calibre provide a glimpse at their workflows is vital in filling educational gaps, especially those lessons that go beyond theory. It would have been great to see more case studies; that said, I very much enjoy how to the point Smashing books are.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in getting this book and supporting a great publisher,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.smashingmagazine.com\/the-mobile-book-deluxe-bundle.html\" target=\"_blank\">go get the book here<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Note: I haven&#8217;t had the chance to read the Extras<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently had the chance to read through the new Mobile Book by Smashing Magazine. It was thoroughly enjoyable, not only because of the different authors contributing, but also for the diverse topics discussed. The book is broken down into three categories:\u00a0the mobile landscape,\u00a0responsive web design\u00a0and\u00a0user experience design. 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