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Join the Mobile Social

Event Interactive 2010
Format Panel
Organizer Tom Watson Facebook
Description There are so many unique challenges and elements designers need to consider for mobile including location services, mobile context, limited attention spans, input devices (fingers versus a mouse), display type and connection speed, not to mention a constantly evolving landscape and a plethora devices. This panel will explore how to solve these design challenges and many more as we move into an ever-increasing mobile world.
Questions
Answered
  1. In what ways is designing for mobile different than designing for the web?
  2. How do you consider the mobile context your design decisions?
  3. How do you account for different input devices (fingers vs. mouse)?
  4. How do you consider the different display types in your design?
  5. How do you decide what devices to support, or upgrade in the mobile experience?
  6. How do you reconcile the differences between the mobile experience and the desktop site of your application?
  7. How does location play into your mobile design decisions?
  8. How does device detection play into your mobile design decisions?
  9. How do you handle the ever increasing prevalence of app platforms in the mobile space? (iPhone, Android, Pre, etc.?)
  10. Besides simple, what one guiding principle do you use when designing for the mobile space?
Level Advanced
Category Design Thinking, Geolocation, Mobile / Wireless, Mobile Applications, User Experience