Essential mobile interaction design : perfecting interface design in mobile apps /
Banga, Cameron.
Essential mobile interaction design : perfecting interface design in mobile apps / Cameron Banga, Josh Weinhold. - xviii, 275 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the authors -- A look at mobile and its main players -- Design for humans, by humans -- Dynamic differences in mobile design -- First sketches of an app -- Finding the right design flow -- Designing for visual appeal -- Working with programmers -- Making apps usable by all -- Designing for simplicity -- Gaining valuable feedback -- Refreshing a design -- Appendixes. Standout apps -- Apps for designers -- Artwork requirements for Android and iOS.
Design user-friendly, intuitive smartphone and tablet apps for any platform. Mobile apps should feel natural and intuitive, and users should understand them quickly and easily. This means that effective interaction and interface design is crucial. However, few mobile app developers (or even designers) have had adequate training in these areas. Essential Mobile Interaction Design fills this gap, bringing together proven principles and techniques you can use in your next app -- for any platform, target device, or user. This tutorial requires virtually no design or programming knowledge. Even if you've never designed a mobile app before, this guide teaches you the key skills that lead to the best results. Cameron Banga and Josh Weinhold help you master the mindset, processes, and vocabulary of mobile interaction design, so you can start making better choices right away. They guide you through the entire design process, demystifying issues that arise at every stage. The authors share hard-won lessons from years of experience developing more than one hundred mobile apps for clients and customers of every type. They cover important issues that platform-specific guides often overlook, including internationalization, accessibility, hybrid apps, sandboxing, and what to do after release. This guide shows you how to: Think through your designs, instead of just throwing together UI elements; Allow an intuitive design flow to emerge from your app; Sketch and wireframe apps more effectively; Reflect key differences among smartphones, tablets, and desktops; Design for visual appeal without compromising usability; Work effectively with programmers; Make sure your apps are accessible to everyone; Get usable feedback, and understand what it's telling you; Learn valuable lessons from today's most successful apps; Refresh your designs in new apps and future versions; Discover new tools for designing more successfully; Packed with iOS and Android examples, Essential Mobile Interaction Design offers dozens of tips and solutions that will be equally useful on today's platforms and on whatever comes next. - Publisher.
9780321961570 0321961579 9780321961570: £24.99
2014001418
GBB405468 bnb
016603103 Uk
User interfaces (Computer systems)
Mobile computing.
Application software--Development
Application software--Development
Mobile computing.
User interfaces (Computer systems)
Mobile & handheld device programming / Apps programming
User interface design & usability
E-book readers, tablets & other portable devices: consumer / user guides
Computer programming / software engineering
Human-computer interaction
Computer science
Computer networking & communications
Graphical & digital media applications
Mobile phone technology
/ B344 2014
005.437
Essential mobile interaction design : perfecting interface design in mobile apps / Cameron Banga, Josh Weinhold. - xviii, 275 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the authors -- A look at mobile and its main players -- Design for humans, by humans -- Dynamic differences in mobile design -- First sketches of an app -- Finding the right design flow -- Designing for visual appeal -- Working with programmers -- Making apps usable by all -- Designing for simplicity -- Gaining valuable feedback -- Refreshing a design -- Appendixes. Standout apps -- Apps for designers -- Artwork requirements for Android and iOS.
Design user-friendly, intuitive smartphone and tablet apps for any platform. Mobile apps should feel natural and intuitive, and users should understand them quickly and easily. This means that effective interaction and interface design is crucial. However, few mobile app developers (or even designers) have had adequate training in these areas. Essential Mobile Interaction Design fills this gap, bringing together proven principles and techniques you can use in your next app -- for any platform, target device, or user. This tutorial requires virtually no design or programming knowledge. Even if you've never designed a mobile app before, this guide teaches you the key skills that lead to the best results. Cameron Banga and Josh Weinhold help you master the mindset, processes, and vocabulary of mobile interaction design, so you can start making better choices right away. They guide you through the entire design process, demystifying issues that arise at every stage. The authors share hard-won lessons from years of experience developing more than one hundred mobile apps for clients and customers of every type. They cover important issues that platform-specific guides often overlook, including internationalization, accessibility, hybrid apps, sandboxing, and what to do after release. This guide shows you how to: Think through your designs, instead of just throwing together UI elements; Allow an intuitive design flow to emerge from your app; Sketch and wireframe apps more effectively; Reflect key differences among smartphones, tablets, and desktops; Design for visual appeal without compromising usability; Work effectively with programmers; Make sure your apps are accessible to everyone; Get usable feedback, and understand what it's telling you; Learn valuable lessons from today's most successful apps; Refresh your designs in new apps and future versions; Discover new tools for designing more successfully; Packed with iOS and Android examples, Essential Mobile Interaction Design offers dozens of tips and solutions that will be equally useful on today's platforms and on whatever comes next. - Publisher.
9780321961570 0321961579 9780321961570: £24.99
2014001418
GBB405468 bnb
016603103 Uk
User interfaces (Computer systems)
Mobile computing.
Application software--Development
Application software--Development
Mobile computing.
User interfaces (Computer systems)
Mobile & handheld device programming / Apps programming
User interface design & usability
E-book readers, tablets & other portable devices: consumer / user guides
Computer programming / software engineering
Human-computer interaction
Computer science
Computer networking & communications
Graphical & digital media applications
Mobile phone technology
/ B344 2014
005.437