Anna Dahlströmfounder byflock

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annadahlstrom

Anna Dahlströmfounder byflock

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PART 2DESIGNING FOR MULTIPLE DEVICESLondon 18th March 2013

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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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THE SAME TASKS ARE CARRIED OUT ON SMARTPHONES AS ON DESKTOPS

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USERS INCREASINGLY EXPECT AN EQUAL & CONTINUOS EXPERIENCE ACROSS DEVICES

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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

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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

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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

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WHAT SCREEN SIZES & RESOLUTIONS SHOULD I DESIGN FOR? USE ANALYTICS FOR GUIDANCE & DESIGN FOR THE MOST COMMON ONES

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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

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HOW DO I HANDLE IMAGES?IMAGES & ICONS SHOULD BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE

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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/

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KNOW YOUR CONTENTPRIORITISE WHAT & HOW MUCH BUT KEEP THE CORE CONTENT THE SAME

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CONSIDER THE MOBILE CONTEXT

THE USE CASE MAY BE THE SAME BUT

USING A MOBILE DEVICE IS DIFFERENT

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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

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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

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IMG

IMG

IMG

IMG

IMG

IMG

IMG

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Item

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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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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

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RESEARCH COMMON APPROACHESFOR INSPIRATION & BEST PRACTICE

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LOOK AT WHAT OTHERS DOBE CREATIVE

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6. HOW TO...TEST APPS & RESPONSIVE SITES

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TESTING APPS

STRUCTURE, NAVIGATION,

INTERACTIONS & TRANSITIONS

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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/

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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

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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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Thank you!QUESTIONS?

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