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Anna Dahlströmfounder byflock
www.annadahlstrom.comanna.dahlstrom@gmail.com
annadahlstrom
Anna Dahlströmfounder byflock
www.annadahlstrom.com annadahlstrom
PART 2DESIGNING FOR MULTIPLE DEVICESLondon 18th March 2013
http://desktopwallpaper-s.com/19-Computers/-/Future/
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I’m AnnaIA & UX DESIGNER | SWEDISH BUT LONDON BASED
FREELANCING + WORKING ON A STARTUPLOVES QUOTES & CHALLENGES
This is Öresundsbron, the bridge between Sweden & Denmark
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AGENDA 1. RECAP ON GUIDING PRINCIPLES
2. COMMON CHALLENGES
3. CROSS DEVICE CONTENT STRATEGY & HIERARCHY
4. RESPONSIVE NAVIGATION
5. APPS STRUCTURE & NAVIGATION
6. TESTING APPS & RESPONSIVE SITES
7. EXERCISES
8. SUMMARY
9. Q & A
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1. RECAP ON...GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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MOBILE DEVICES ARE USED ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE1
A LARGE PROPORTION OF USAGE HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE TIME TO KILL
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanhutton/320464105/ www.flickr.com/photos/edduddiee/4307943164
THE SAME TASKS ARE CARRIED OUT ON SMARTPHONES AS ON DESKTOPS
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www.flickr.com/photos/frantaylor/4296536332 www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/440157748
USERS INCREASINGLY EXPECT AN EQUAL & CONTINUOS EXPERIENCE ACROSS DEVICES
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www.flickr.com/photos/demandaj/7287174776 www.flickr.com/photos/joachim_s_mueller/7110473339
CORE CONTENT SHOULD REMAIN THE SAME BUT THE EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE OPTIMISED
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www.flickr.com/photos/ericconstantineau/5618576278 www.flickr.com/photos/jmtimages/2883279193
www.flickr.com/photos/lastquest/1472794031
BUT WHY?” Today's popular devices are
not tomorrow's so building something which works on any
device is better than building something which works on
today's devices “- COMBINED WISE WORDS FROM @ONEXTRAPIXEL &
@TRENTWALTON
“ 1,057 different mobile devices accessed The Guardian beta site yesterday (including one person on a zune!)” ** Source: The Guardian
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In 2009 1% of global internet traffic came from mobiles. In 2010 the number was 4%. By the end of 2012 it had risen to13%.** Source: www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/12/04/5-eye-opening-stats-that-show-the-world-is-going-mobile
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41% of emails are now opened on mobile devices ** Source: http://econsultancy.com/uk/blog/62268-41-of-email-is-now-opened-on-mobile-devices
2. THE MOSTCOMMON CHALLENGES WITH RESPONSIVE DESIGN
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyesore9/3206408088/
WHERE TO START?DEFINE YOUR MOBILE STRATEGY,
START SKETCHING & WORKING ACROSS DISCIPLINESwww.flickr.com/photos/pinkpurse/5355919491/
HOW MANY VERSIONS SHOULD
WE WIREFRAME FOR?DEPENDS ON YOUR
PROJECT, BUDGET & TEAM AS WELL AS
WHO IS BUILDING ITwww.flickr.com/photos/jorgeq82/4732700819
WHAT ABOUT VISUAL DESIGN?
LESS STATIC DESIGNS, MORE MODULARITY & PROTOTYPING
www.flickr.com/photos/donsolo/2136923757/
WHAT SCREEN SIZES & RESOLUTIONS SHOULD I DESIGN FOR? USE ANALYTICS FOR GUIDANCE & DESIGN FOR THE MOST COMMON ONES
Source: www.flickr.com/photos/dpstyles/3448453466
www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/6153481666
80% of traffic in your analytics will often come from 20% of devices…seems a shame not to ensure that the site looks and works especially well on these devices.** Source: www.slideshare.net/yiibu/pragmatic-responsive-design
HOW DO I DEFINE MY BREAKPOINTS?BASE IT ON THE MOST IMPORTANT SCREEN SIZES & ORIENTATIONS AS WELL AS CONTENT & LAYOUT NEEDS
www.slideshare.net/yiibu/pragmatic-responsive-design
HOW DO I DEFINE MY BREAKPOINTS?BASE IT ON THE MOST IMPORTANT SCREEN SIZES & ORIENTATIONS AS WELL AS CONTENT & LAYOUT NEEDS
www.slideshare.net/yiibu/pragmatic-responsive-design
HOW DO I DEFINE MY BREAKPOINTS?BASE IT ON THE MOST IMPORTANT SCREEN SIZES & ORIENTATIONS AS WELL AS CONTENT & LAYOUT NEEDS
www.slideshare.net/yiibu/pragmatic-responsive-design
HOW MANY DEVICES SHOULD I TEST ON?AS MANY AS POSSIBLE BUT PRIORITISE BASED ON YOUR AUDIENCE
www.flickr.com/photos/nomadic_lass/5598218199
HOW DO I HANDLE IMAGES?IMAGES & ICONS SHOULD BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE
www.flickr.com/photos/jorgeq82/4732700819
http://www.flickr.com/photos/young_einstein/74097753/
3. CROSS DEVICECONTENT STRATEGY & HIERARCHY
“ Content needs to be choreographed to ensure the intended message is preserved
on any device and at any width ”- TRENT WALTONwww.flickr.com/photos/theaftershock/2811382400/
www.flickr.com/photos/sepblog/3649959481
KNOW YOUR CONTENTPRIORITISE WHAT & HOW MUCH BUT KEEP THE CORE CONTENT THE SAME
www.flickr.com/photos/stephangeyer/
CONSIDER THE MOBILE CONTEXT
THE USE CASE MAY BE THE SAME BUT
USING A MOBILE DEVICE IS DIFFERENT
http://foundation.zurb.com/docs/layout.php
DEFINE YOUR GRID & BREAK POINTS• USE AS THE BASIS OF
YOUR PAGE LAYOUTS
• CHECKPOINT FOR MODULE SIZES & VARIANTS
• FIXED OR FLUID COLUMNS
• DEFINES HOW CONTENT WILL BEHAVE ACROSS DEVICES
WORK THROUGH YOUR CONTENT STACKING STRATEGYACROSS DEVICES & ORIENTATION
www.thismanslife.co.uk/projects/lab/responsivewireframes/#desktop/
MOBILE VS. DESKTOP FIRST•START LARGE OR SMALL
WHAT EVER WORKS BEST FOR YOU
•ABOUT CONTENT, PRIORITISING & CONSIDERING HOW IT WILL WORK ACROSS DEVICES
DON’T JUST WORK WITH COLUMNSTHINK OF THE NARRATIVE OF THE PAGE
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IDENTIFY YOUR MAIN MODULE TYPESDEFINE HOW THEY SHOULD BEHAVE ACROSS DEVICES & ORIENTATIONS
Screenshot: www.crayola.co.uk/
“ With thousands and thousands of pages on the Crayola site, it wasn’t efficient to wireframe every single page and state. We created a system of components that could be assembled in different configurations to accommodate the unique content needed for each type of page.” ** Source: http://danielmall.com/work/crayola/
LIKE PLAYING REAL LIFE TETRISPRE-DEFINED POCKETS FOR THE CONTENT TO SLOT INTOwww.flickr.com/photos/fritzon/195008860
www.flickr.com/photos/taytom/5277657429
4. A LOOK ATRESPONSIVE NAVIGATION
EXCELLENT READ
‘RESPONSIVE NAVIGATION PATTERNS’by Brad Frost.*Source: http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/web/responsive-nav-patterns
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“ Mobile navigation should be like a good friend: there when you need them but cool enough to give you your space.” ** Source: http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/web/responsive-nav-patterns
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CONSIDER YOUR PROJECTASSESSING THE DEPTH NEEDED AS WELL AS & PROS & CONS OF DIFFERENT NAVIGATION APPROACHES
DEFINE YOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF NAVIGATIONPRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY AS WELL AS FOOTER & CROSS LINKING
http://palantir.net/blog/scalable-navigation-patterns-responsive-web-design
Screenshot: http://cognition.happycog.com/
BE CONSISTENTUSE THE SAME APPROACH THROUGHOUT & HAVE CLEAR, SAYING VISUAL CUES
Screenshot: http://cognition.happycog.com/
BE CONSISTENTUSE THE SAME APPROACH THROUGHOUT & HAVE CLEAR, SAYING VISUAL CUES
CONSIDER NAVIGATIONACROSS PRODUCTSWHERE APPS & MOBILE OPTIMISED WEBSITES ARE SIMILAR KEEP IT CONSISTENT
Screenshot: www.bbc.co.uk/sport
CONSIDER NAVIGATIONACROSS PRODUCTSWHERE APPS & MOBILE OPTIMISED WEBSITES ARE SIMILAR KEEP IT CONSISTENT
Screenshot: www.bbc.co.uk/sport
CONSIDER NAVIGATIONACROSS PRODUCTSWHERE APPS & MOBILE OPTIMISED WEBSITES ARE SIMILAR KEEP IT CONSISTENT
Screenshot: www.bbc.co.uk/sport
5. A LOOK AT... APP STRUCTURES & NAVIGATION
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EVERY PLATFORM IS ITS OWN LITTLE WORLDWITH THEIR OWN UI GUIDELINES THAT USERS ARE USED TO
Source: http://developer.android.com/design/patterns/new-4-0.html
BASIC iOS NAVIGATIONCONSISTENT ACROSS VERSIONS
NAVIGATION BAREnables navigation through the app hierarchy. Holds the back button, controls for managing screen content & the title of the screen.
BACK BUTTONShould always take the user one step back from where they came from & be descriptive.
TAB BARCan often be customised. Holds the main sections of the app.
‘MORE’ TAB BAR ITEMUsed to hold & provide access to all other sections of the app that don’t fit in the tab bar.
Content area
MoreItemItemHome Item
iPhone 12:15 PM
APP NAMEMore Customise
IMG
IMG
IMG
IMG
IMG
IMG
IMG
IMG
IMG
Item
Item
Item
Item
Item
Item
Item
Item
MoreItemItemHome Item
Source: http://developer.android.com/design/patterns/new-4-0.html
ANDROID NAVIGATIONDIFFERENT BETWEEN VERSIONS. IN ICE CREAM SANDWICH:
NAVIGATION BARFor devices that don't have the hardware keys. Holds 'Back', 'Home' and 'Recents'
ACTION BARHolds the most important action buttons for your app (3 + overflow menu)
UP VS. BACK BUTTONThe Up button is used to navigate up one level based on the hierarchical structure of the site.
Back is used to navigate back one step from where you came from & as such works in reverse chronological order.
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IDENTIFY YOUR MAIN SECTIONSEACH SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR FOCUS & PURPOSE
SKETCHYOUR SCREEN FLOWS, NAVIGATION & CONTENT
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www.flickr.com/photos/kruger_otto/5581886586
AVOID USING THE HOME SCREEN AS A STEPPING POINTCONSIDER THE USE CASE & ENSURE YOU DELIVER VALUE FROM THE FIRST VIEW
RESEARCH COMMON APPROACHESFOR INSPIRATION & BEST PRACTICE
www.uxarchive.com/
RESEARCH COMMON APPROACHESFOR INSPIRATION & BEST PRACTICE
www.uxarchive.com/tasks/sign_up/
LOOK AT WHAT OTHERS DOBE CREATIVE
http://pttrns.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomitapio/4053123799/in/photostream/
6. HOW TO...TEST APPS & RESPONSIVE SITES
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TESTING APPS
STRUCTURE, NAVIGATION,
INTERACTIONS & TRANSITIONS
www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/5818096043
TESTING RESPONSIVE SITESDO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
IN THE BROWSERBY RESIZING THE BROWSER WINDOW & CHECKING THE DISPLAY OF CONTENT
http://thenextweb.com/
IN THE BROWSERBY DESIGNING IN THE BROWSER & CREATING A WORKING HTML PROTOTYPE
www.flickr.com/photos/jorgeq82/4732700819
USING HANDY TOOLSHELP YOU STYLE & TEST YOUR TYPOGRAPHY
http://responsive.is/typecast.com
USING EMULATORSALLOW YOU TO VIEW YOUR SITE ACROSS DEVICES & ORIENTATIONS
www.responsinator.com/
http://quirktools.com/screenfly/
http://screenqueri.es/
http://mattkersley.com/responsive/
ON ACTUAL DEVICESEXPENSIVE BUT THERE ARE WAYS AROUND IT
www.flickr.com/photos/arne/5835855777/in/photostream/
BUYING BUNDLES
& SHARINGHELPING EACH OTHER
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WITH USERSDEFINE YOUR AUDIENCE, TEST CASES, OBJECTIVES & CONSIDER EXPECTATIONS & LIMITATIONS
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7. TIME TO...PRACTICE
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RESPONSIVE NAVIGATIONTHE TASK:You've been asked to develop a responsive site for a small furniture store for summer. They sell indoor tables (dinner, kitchen, sofa tables) as well as outdoor tables. They are an independent store and want to inform users about their store.
Define how the navigation will work for desktop and mobile.
10 MINUTES
EXERCISE ONE
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COMPLEX RESPONSIVE NAVIGATIONTHE TASK:After the successful table store project you've been asked to develop a responsive site for a large furniture store in time for summer. They sell indoor as well as outdoor furniture and frequently have offers and products they want to push. They group products by room (e.g. kitchen but also by category (e.g. storage) and sub-category (e.g. food storage).
Define how the navigation & including sub-navigation will work for desktop and mobile.
15 MINUTES
EXERCISE TWO
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APP STRUCTURE & NAVIGATIONTHE TASK:The same furniture store wants you to develop an app.
Based on the navigation you've defined for the responsive site, work through the screenflow for your app and how the user would navigate to and back from different sections.
15 MINUTES
EXERCISE THREE
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8. TOSUMMARISE
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GUIDING PRINCIPLESMOBILE DEVICES ARE USED ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE
A LARGE PROPORTION OF USAGE HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE TIME TO KILL
THE SAME TASKS ARE CARRIED OUT ON SMARTPHONES AS ON DESKTOPS
USERS INCREASINGLY EXPECT AN EQUAL & CONTINUOS EXPERIENCE ACROSS DEVICES
CORE CONTENT SHOULD REMAIN THE SAME BUT THE EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE OPTIMISED
www.flickr.com/photos/thecaucas/2597813380
COMMON PROBLEMSNUMBER OF WIREFRAMESDEPENDS ON YOUR PROJECT, BUDGET & TEAM AS WELL AS WHO IS BUILDING IT
VISUAL DESIGNLESS STATIC DESIGNS, MORE MODULARITY & PROTOTYPING
SCREENSIZES & BREAKPOINTSUSE ANALYTICS FOR GUIDANCE & DESIGN FOR THE MOST COMMON ONES
WHAT TO TEST ONAS MANY AS POSSIBLE BUT PRIORITISE BASED ON YOUR AUDIENCE
IMAGES & ICONSAS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE
www.flickr.com/photos/thecaucas/2597813380
CONTENT STRATEGY & HIERARCHY KNOW YOUR CONTENTPRIORITISE WHAT & HOW MUCH BUT KEEP THE CORE CONTENT THE SAME
CONSIDER THE MOBILE CONTEXTTHE USE CASE MAY BE THE SAME BUT USING A MOBILE DEVICE IS DIFFERENT
DEFINE CONTENT STACKINGTHE GRID & BREAKPOINTS IS YOUR GUIDE BUT DON'T JUST WORK WITH THE COLUMNS. CONSIDER EACH MODULE & THE STORY OF THE PAGE
www.flickr.com/photos/thecaucas/2597813380
RESPONSIVE NAVIGATIONRESEARCH DIFFERENT APPROACHESKNOW YOUR OPTIONS & THE PROS & CONS FOR EACH
BASE IT ON YOUR PROJECTASSESS HOW MANY LEVELS THAT ARE NEEDED & REVIEW APPROACH ACROSS DEVICES BUT ALSO WHAT GOES IN
WORK WITH DIFFERENT TYPESIT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MAIN NAVIGATION BUT ALSO SUB-NAVIGATION, SEARCH, IN PAGE LINKS & THE FOOTER
BE CONSISTENTUSE SAYING VISUAL CUES & CONSIDER NAVIGATION ACROSS ALL PRODUCTS
www.flickr.com/photos/thecaucas/2597813380
APP STRUCTURES & NAVIGATIONBASE ON PROJECT & PLATFORMIDENTIFY YOUR MAIN SECTIONS & KEEP DIFFERENCES IN STRUCTURE & UI GUIDELINES BETWEEN PLATFORMS IN MIND
SKETCH BEFORE WIREFRAMINGWORK THROUGH YOUR SCREENFLOW, NAVIGATION & CONTENT ACROSS SCREENS
VALUE FROM FIRST VIEWAVOID USING THE HOME SCREEN AS A STEPPING POINT
BEST PRACTICE & INSPIRATIONFOR TYPICAL TASK FLOWS & SCREENS
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TESTING APPS & RESPONSIVE SITESTESTING APPSBOTH STRUCTURE, NAVIGATION, INTERACTIONS & TRANSITIONS
TESTING RESPONSIVE SITESDO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE IT ACTUALLY WORKS IN THE BROWSER
TESTING IN THE BROWSERBY RESIZING THE BROWSER WINDOW OR DESIGNING & CREATING PROTOTYPES
USING EMULATORSALLOWS YOU TO VIEW HOW YOUR SITE IS DISPLAYED ACROSS DEVICES & ORIENTATIONS
www.flickr.com/photos/thecaucas/2597813380
TESTING APPS & RESPONSIVE SITESON ACTUAL DEVICESTEST ON AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. THE BEST REPRESENTATION BUT CAN BE EXPENSIVE. INVEST IN KEY DEVICES & POOL TOGETHER TO SHARE DEVICES
TESTING WITH USERSTEST EARLY & FREQUENTLY. DEFINE YOUR AUDIENCE, TEST CASES, OBJECTIVES & IDENTIFY SPECIFIC CROSS DEVICE SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS & LIMITATIONS
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9. FOR THE ROADSOME TAKE AWAYS
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DEMO, SKETCHING & WORKFLOWwww.thismanslife.co.uk/projects/lab/responsivewireframes/www.thismanslife.co.uk/projects/lab/responsiveillustration/http://nocturnalmonkey.com/archive/responsive-sketchinghttp://jeremypalford.com/arch-journal/responsive-web-design-sketch-sheetshttp://danielmall.com/work/crayola/
www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/4387291247
NAVIGATION FOR RESPONSIVE DESIGNhttp://bradfrostweb.com/blog/web/responsive-nav-patterns/http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/web/complex-navigation-patterns-for-responsive-design/http://palantir.net/blog/scalable-navigation-patterns-responsive-web-design
www.flickr.com/photos/st3f4n/4387291247
TESTINGhttp://bradfrostweb.com/blog/mobile/test-on-real-mobile-devices-without-breaking-the-bank/http://www.welcomebrand.co.uk/thoughts/website-testing-phone-bundles/https://bagcheck.com/blog/22-mobile-device-testing-the-gear
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TESTING YOUR RESPONSIVE SITEhttp://responsive.is/typecast.comhttp://screenqueri.es/http://www.responsinator.com/http://quirktools.com/screenfly/http://mattkersley.com/responsive/http://responsivepx.com/http://protofluid.com/http://responsiveviewport.com/
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OTHER USEFUL LINKSwww.slideshare.net/yiibu/pragmatic-responsive-designhttp://stephanierieger.com/on-designing-content-out-a-response-to-zeldman-and-others/http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/mobile/support-vs-optimization/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_displays_by_pixel_densityhttp://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/about/we_need_a_standard_show_navigation_icon_for_responsive_web_designhttp://danielmall.com/work/crayola/
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