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Design Trends For Mobile – Part 3: Test Your Design
Design Trends For Mobile – Part 3 – Test Your Design.pdfDesign Trends in Mobile
This is the 3rd part in a series of trends that I have witnessed in the design world. These trends andUX have now become best practice in mobile design and an essential skill-set for the experienced UIdesigner.
Test Your Design
Try out your designs on as many devices as possible but remember innovation is not generated from focus groups. It is more than probably your cherished design, while amazing on stellar devices like the iPhone4 will degrade particularly badly on the trusty old Motorola Razr. You should be testing also for security and usability.
Use emulators if you have too, but there is never a better substitute than using the device itself. So, use up your favours with your friend at the local phone shop and test your mobile web site one, twice and as many times as you can.
You can, of course, test through the iOS Developer Program both over-the-air and in realtime, as well as determining black and white questions like ‘Does it work’ you can also test your designs effectivens:
- How easy is it to navigate through your designs?
- Is it obvious to the user which actions are available?
- Is the look-and-feel consistent from page to page, including font sizes and colors?
Remember the phrase ‘Don’t Make me Think’ – it’s a good reference point.
Design Trends For Mobile – Part 3 – Test Your Design.pdf
This is but part of an examination of broad design principles russellwebbdesign generated for the design community. Please contact us further to discuss if your brand (ot it’s design) can really wants to benefit from effective communication and good graphic design: info@russellwebbdesign.co.uk
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Design Trends For Mobile – Part 2: Progressive Disclosure
DesignTrendsForMobile-Part2_ProgressiveDisclosure.pdfDesign Trends in Mobile
This is the 2nd part in a series of trends that I have witnessed in the design world. These trends and UX have now become best practice in mobile design and an essential skill-set for the experienced UI designer.
Progressive Disclosure
Progressive disclosure is an interaction design technique often used to help maintain the focus of a user’s attention by reducing clutter and confusion. This improves usability by presenting only the minimum data required for the task at hand. By disclosing information progressively, you reveal only the essentials and help the user manage the complexity of feature-rich sites.
From a designers perspective we should be using this technique when we feel the customer requires a level of hand-holding and is possibly unsure what they need to do.
For a full and extremely well documented explanation of the Progressive Disclosure see our friends at Wikipedia
DesignTrendsForMobile-Part2_ProgressiveDisclosure.pdfThis is but one part of a 12 point examination of the design principles russellwebbdesign generated for the mobile design community. Please contact us further to discuss if your brand (or it’s design) can really benefit from ‘best-in-class’ mobile design: info@russellwebbdesign.co.uk
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Design Trends For Mobile – Part 1: Essential Content
Design Trends For Mobile – Part 1 – Essential Content.pdfDesign Trends for mobile: Part I
After only a few years the mobile landscape has generated a selection of trends and UX that have now become best practice in mobile design and an essential skill-set for the experienced UI designer. And as a UX designer you should be aware of these experiences and how best to incorporate them into your design decisions.
Essential Content
Mobile user have an absolutely different mind set to desktop. When you’re searching for that restaurant on your phone, the last thing you need delivered, in a heavy multimedia format, is the history of the company or the head chefs ethos on sustainable farming – you just need the address ( preferably linked to Maps ).
So, concentrate on location, focus on why would the user needs that information and therefore deliver it in the format best suited to the situation, like a phone number.Design Trends For Mobile – Part 1 – Essential Content.pdfThis is but one part of a 12 point examination of the design principles russellwebbdesign generated for the mobile design community. Please contact us further to discuss if your brand (or it’s design) can really benefit from ‘best-in-class’ mobile design: info@russellwebbdesign.co.uk
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2012 Calendar: Mobile Design Tips
2012_MobileDesignTipsCalendar.pdf
Start here
This is the first 12 steps to take your mobile design skills to the next level
Packed with Design Tips
This years edition is crammed full of the most inspirational and can do mobile design tips. Whether it be common sense or insider knowledge, this calendar is sure to inspire and teach you each and every day for the year in front of you.
Format
- Planner Size Closed 210mm x 297mm
- Full colour with Georgia, Handwriting Dakota and Gotham typeface
- Available in in limited edition print of PDF download
2012 Mobile Design Tips Mobile design is what YOU make it
The future of mobile design is what you make it. It can said it’s made up of more than 12 things. In fact, it’s all of these things so please get back to me with your Top 12 for mobile design.
2012_MobileDesignTipsCalendar.pdf
This is but part of a selection of design resources russellwebbdesign generated for the mobile space out there. Please contact us further to discuss if your brand really wants to benefit from this new immersive experience here:
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The perfect cycle hire companion tool
See ‘Barclays Bikes Android and iPhone App’ Video hereCreate the perfect companion tool for the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme
Aims and objectives
- Launch an application (on Android too) with better functionality and usability than all competitors.
- Amplify Barclay’s dedication to innovation.
- Make a positive contribution to London.
- Promote active lives – and create business benefits from this.
- Promote a sustainable and environmentally friendly mode of transport.
Differentiate the app through strong Barclay’s brand presence
From Boris bikes to Barclay’s bikes… ensure users are aware this is the official application and be the greatest Cycle Hire App ever
Barclay’s Cycle Superhighways are new cycle lanes into central London from outer London
- Improve cycling conditions for people who already commute by bike
- Encourage those who don’t to take to pedal power and keep fit
- Help cut congestion
- Relieve overcrowding on public transport
- Reduce emissions.
Key ‘Must-Have’ features
- Launch with iPhone and Android applications
- Integrate cycle hire and cycle superhighways
- A focus on enabling cyclists to ‘do and discover’
- A focus on London as a cycling community
- Core functionality around location and journeys
- Additional functionality – a ‘must use’ application
Here are just a selection of Android screens
It was important that the growing Android community felt included as iOS is seen as the dominant player in this market. An entirely different UI was developed that benefited from Androids unique functionality. Widgets were developed and integrated features included to aid the experience.
Cycle Finder
Find the nearest docking station right now
- Locate me (nearest docking stations)
- 2D Map view (Google maps)
- Satellite map view (Google maps)
- Augmented Reality view
- List view
Superhighway
Barclay’s Cycle Superhighways (BCS) are cycle routes running from outer London into central London.
- They give you safer, faster and more direct journeys into the city.
- We’ve improved road surfaces and improved junctions for a more comfortable ride, and each Superhighway has a clear, unique identity, with blue surfaces to increase driver awareness.
See ‘Barclays Bikes Android and iPhone App’ Video hereThis is but part of a larger proposal russellwebbdesign designed and conceptualised for Barclays Capital. In this case it was a complete App Design, from providing the creative at pitch level to final delivery. To discuss what your brand really wants from mobile, contact us on: info@russellwebbdesign.co.uk
