UI Clinic - Series 40 full touch, March 2013

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Our UI expert Jan Krebber reviews two apps submitted by Nokia Developer members: Random Table and a Compass Research app concept. Jan shares the app reviews and provides details on how the UX of these applications might be improved, as well as providing general guidance that will help with the design of any app. Submit your app to a future UI Clinic by sending details to webinar.experts@nokia.com Find out more about developing for Series 40 at: http://www.developer.nokia.com/Series40 and more about design for full-touch Series 40 apps here: http://www.developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Full_Touch/#!index.html Check out the current webinar schedule here: http://www.developer.nokia.com/webinars

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Jan Krebber

Senior User Experience Consultant

OCTO3

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UX CLINIC FOR SERIES 40 MARCH 2013

Overview

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- Random Table - What we found - What we propose to add

- Compass Research concept

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RANDOM TABLE WHAT WE FOUND

Random Table is a good example of how to create a great app with LCDUI.

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Back/Exit on main view is disabled, but Exit is duplicated as a list item.

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Back should move back in hierarchy.

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Help and About are usually found from Options menu – preferably in all views.

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Keep the hierarchy flat where possible.

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A dialogue is interrupting the flow.

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Current solution Proposal

People must have enough time to read a dialogue.

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A shorter application name will avoid truncation.

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Consider the red end key closing the application immediately.

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Name views consistently and use short view names.

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Avoid typos and inconsistent language with copy edit and a style guide.

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If there is only one text (input) field, set focus on it automatically.

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RANDOM TABLE WHAT WE PROPOSE TO ADD

Statistics give a better idea of the performance than just a table of results.

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Consider gamification of the task.

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Additional modes for special training purposes.

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COMPASS RESEARCH CONCEPT

Compass Research app is a powerful geo solution for limited screen size.

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x Axis B

C y Axis

Traverse

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x Axis B

y Axis

Inverse

There are some main use cases. Those work with selected input values.

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x Axis B

y Axis

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C y Axis

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x Axis B

C y Axis

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C y Axis

Coordinates (A) Coordinates (B) Angle (xBA) Distance (AB)

Coordinates (B) Angle (yBC) Distance (BC) Coordinates (C)

Coordinates (B) Angle (xBref) Angle (refBC) Distance (BC) Coordinates (C)

Coordinates (A) Coordinates (B) Angle (ABC) Distance (BC) Coordinates (C)

ref

known find

Sometimes requires review of all values and related outputs (results).

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Use descriptive text and icons for a launchpad view.

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Correction might be needed. Try to keep it simple, e.g. with a button.

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The design is based on splitting use cases and a launchpad view.

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TAKE HOME MESSAGES

Simplify.

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Be consistent.

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Base the layout on use cases.

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UX OFFERING FOR SERIES 40

There are LCDUI and LWUIT style guides – and more.

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The Nokia’s Series 40 stencils support Inkscape.

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Series 40 UI component demo projects showcase UI and code.

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We offer reviews for the UI clinics.

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Series 40 UI design

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• UX Library for Series 40 full touch: http://www.developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Full_Touch/

• LWUIT UX Overview: http://www.developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/LWUIT/#!ux-overview.html

• UI Component Demos project: https://projects.developer.nokia.com/s40uivisualisation

• Web Apps UI visualisation project: https://projects.developer.nokia.com/webappsuivisualisation

Further reading and links

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• Random Math Table project https://projects.developer.nokia.com/RandomMathTable

• Random Math tabel in the store http://store.nokia.com/content/347006

• Mobile Design Pattern Gallery. Theresa Neil (2012).

• Designing Mobile Interfaces. Steven Hoober and Eric Berkman (2011).

• nngroup.com (Jacob Nielsen’s blog)

• http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html (contrast checker)

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THANKS TO: RON HARDY, COMPASS RESEARCH, INC. GIRISH PADIA SANNA HIUKKA ANNE KIVIMAA

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THANKS

ext-jan.krebber@nokia.com

#krebbixux

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