This article is a part of our new eBook Mobile Design For iPhone And iPad (just $9.90). The eBook presents articles on professional design for the iPhone and iPad, including guidelines for the development of mobile web pages. Available in PDF, Mobipocket and ePUB formats. The industry has evolved in many ways, but one particular […]
Using the Tap-Ahead design pattern, reduces the amount of typing needed to enter queries, and utilizes slower mobile bandwidth in the most efficient manner. Learn more about how this novel way allows your customers to quickly access thousands of popular search term combinations by typing just a few initial characters. In contrast to desktop Web
Increasing mobile support for browser platforms could lead to a better experience, but at what cost? Mobile strategies can vary massively from website to website, depending on what the company wants to offer visitors. Matt Lawson takes a look at some of the more common approaches. The number of people browsing the Web from a
The way mobile devices are being used is changing all the time, and users are increasingly expecting exceptional experiences from the applications they use. In this post, Tim R. Todish brings us guidelines to help you create a great experience in your mobile application. In your pocket right now is the most powerful “remote control”
After taking a look at Craigslist mobile, it became obvious we could all benefit from some best practices around mobile search, sort and filter UI design. In this article Theresa Neil and Rich Malley explore a dozen different ways to surface and refine the data your customers want. As I was waiting for a table
When iOS started to gain momentum, soon after the first iPhone launched, many businesses started to pay attention to apps. The number of apps for iOS grew exponentially, and every company, big and small, rushed to create their own app to support their business. When iOS started to gain momentum, soon after the first iPhone
Emergency car shopping is no fun. This past month was the second time I had to shop for a car in a short timeframe without advance warning. Like most informed shoppers, I went online to get a feel for my options, armed with knowledge of what I was looking for: apart from safety, gas mileage
Despite a great deal of mobile innovation, many creators of financial apps still copy their interface patterns from the desktop Web, even though these patterns are not as well suited to the mobile space. Small screens, custom controls, divided attention and fat fingers demand different thinking when designing for mobile. Despite a great deal of
Mobile users and mobile usage are growing. With more users doing more on mobile, the spotlight is on how to improve the individual elements that together create the mobile user experience. Mobile users and mobile usage are growing. With more users doing more on mobile, the spotlight is on how to improve the individual elements
Designing for device orientation brings various challenges and requires careful thinking. The experience must be as unobtrusive and transparent as possible, and we must understand the context of use for this functionality. The accelerometer embedded in our smart devices is typically used to align the screen depending on the orientation of the device, i.e. when
