1. Application Design
User Experience Raising the bar at software
development!
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

2. Agenda…
 Keys to a good User experience
 User Cantered Design
 5 things you need to know about people
 Establishing an emotional connection
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

3. User experience
An Experience is what a
person thinks, feels
and
perceives, before, duri
ng and after using a
product or service.
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

4. Four Approaches to Design*
 User-centered Design
 Activity-centered Design
 Systems Design
 Genius Design
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

5. User Centered Design
User at the center
before, during and after
development
 Know your user
 Prototype
 Develop
 Test and refine
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

6. know your user.
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

7. Prototype
Propose
Refine
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

8. Develop
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

9. Test and Refine
Usability = Efficient to use + Easy to Learn
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

10. 10/23/2013
5 things
you need
to know
about
people
COSTECH | MOBILE BOOTCAMP

11. People Don't Want to Work or Think More Than They Have To
Only provide the features that people really need
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

12. People Have Limitations
Make the information easy to scan
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

13. People are easily
distracted
Bright colors, large
fonts, beeps, and
tones will capture
attention.
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

14. People Create Mental Models
Either match or teach about your models
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

15. Things that are close together are believed to "go" together.
Simple way to organize information
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

16. Establish an emotional
connection
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

17. Is this cheating?
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp

18. Your turn
10/23/2013
COSTECH | Mobile BootCamp