by Mike McKeown
The world of web design changed when smartphones, especially iPhones entered the picture. Prior to this, screens were tending to get larger, so web designers were designing for bigger monitors. Enter the smartphone, and now we have to design for ever-increasing monitor sizes as well as small little screens that fit in your pocket.
Most standard websites can be navigated fairly easily using an iPhone, but there has been one big setback for web developers. iPhones do not support flash. Sites that are entirely flash show up as just an error message or some alt text on the iPhone.
So does that mean web designers should ditch flash altogether?
Well, not quite. If you have a small Flash element that isn’t significant to the content of the site, such as a flash banner ad, no big deal. But if you have a site that is entirely in Flash, you may want to consider either a redesign or and alternative site for those that don’t support Flash.
With the introduction of the iPad, Flash may be dying a little more. That, coupled with the announcement by Steve Jobs that Flash is dying and should be replaced (will Mac continue to support Flash?) means that you should think wisely before designing a flash site, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you should ditch it all together (yet).
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