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I Write Things…
Mobile Focused
• Why we prototype
• Mobile design concepts
• Specific features in Axure
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AxureMobileBook.com
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Source: UXmatters
Author: Steven Hoober
URL: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/03/common-misconceptions-about-touch.php
11. 11Designing for Touch | June 16, 2014
Source: UXmatters
Author: Steven Hoober
URL: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/03/common-misconceptions-about-touch.php
12. 12Designing for Touch | June 16, 2014
Source: UXmatters
Author: Steven Hoober
URL: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/03/common-misconceptions-about-touch.php
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Sensors Are Your Friend
• Camera
• Microphone
• GPS
• Compass
• Accelerometer
• Email (not a sensor, but as an input)
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Will Hacker
June 16, 2014
willhacker.net
@willhacker 2014 Product, Customer & User Experience Summit
Editor's Notes
If your users are doing this, you are asking too much of them and not enough of your design team.
A 2.5 Year-Old Has A First Encounter with An iPad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4EbM7dCMs
Source: UXmatters
Author: Steven Hoober
URL: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/03/common-misconceptions-about-touch.php
Source: UXmatters
Author: Steven Hoober
URL: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/03/common-misconceptions-about-touch.php
Source: UXmatters
Author: Steven Hoober
URL: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/03/common-misconceptions-about-touch.php
Contact interference - Conflicting swipe gestures
Touch targets too small and too close.
This was after an NY Times website redesign for tablet users.
Maybe they want people to use the app.
But they shouldn’t force them to.
Feedback is immediate and extends to beyond the area obscured by the thumb.
Edward Tufte refers to the pixels to data ratio. This design fails Tufte’s test by including so called “pixel junk”.
But the use of the frosted background, large font, and central location bring the most important information to the forefront.
Chevy’s website has swipable panels in its slideshow and gives indications at the top left and lower right that there is more content in each direction.
After one panel slides, it’s apparent how it works.
Chevy’s website has swipable panels in its slideshow and gives indications at the top left and lower right that there is more content in each direction.
After one panel slides, it’s apparent how it works.
Chevy’s website has swipable panels in its slideshow and gives indications at the top left and lower right that there is more content in each direction.
After one panel slides, it’s apparent how it works.
Staples site uses the same visual pattern and the left and right arrows can be tapped.
But there is no swipe gesture support.
The links for Vehicle Tools are too close together and it’s easy to tap the wrong one on a tablet.
The three bottom buttons are nicely sized and spaced for fingers.
The links for Vehicle Tools are too close together and it’s easy to tap the wrong one on a tablet.
The three bottom buttons are nicely sized and spaced for fingers.
Chevy asks for a numeric value, but gives you a default QWERTY keyboard.
The user has to switch keyboards to get to the numeric values.
This HTML5 form input eliminates the need for keyboard switching by serving up a contextually appropriate keyboard.
Chevy asks for an email address, but gives you a default QWERTY keyboard.
Keyboard switching is again needed to the @ sign.
This HTML5 form input eliminates the need for keyboard switching by serving up a contextually appropriate keyboard.
I’m going to show you a simple framework I use when thinking about these things on mobile devices.
TripAdvisor desktop profile management
TripAdvisor mobile profile management
TripAdvisor account creation – desktop and mobile
TripAdvisor account creation – desktop fields dropped from mobile
Get the basic info up front and create the account
Email them saying they can click through to answer four more questions right away
Or they can wait and finish when that are at their computer
Gmail email deletion
Amazon delete from cart
Facebook deactivate account
Can only deactivate, not delete
And you have to enter password to do it
iOS 8 will allow you to scan a credit card to fill in a web form with payment information.