Designing the iPhone User Experience: A User-Centered Approach to Sketching and Prototyping iPhone AppsPearson Education, 12.08.2010 - 336 Seiten "In her book Designing the iPhone User Experience, Suzanne Ginsburg takes a fresh look at cutting-edge, user-centered design from the perspective of designing mobile user experiences for the iPhone. Her book brings together everything you need to know to design great products for mobile contexts."
Given the fiercely competitive state of the iPhone app landscape, it has become increasingly challenging for app designers and developers to differentiate their apps. The days are long gone when it was possible to crank out an app over the weekend and refine it after receiving a few not so flattering user reviews. Users now have choices -- lots of them. If your app is difficult to use or doesn’t meet their needs, finding another one is just a tap away. To illustrate, consider the ever-growing field of Twitter clients. There are hundreds of variations in the App Store but only a handful stand out from the pack (such as Tweetie or Twitterific). For most apps, it boils down to one thing: the user experience. The same is true for countless other categories within the App Store; well-designed apps are more likely to attract and retain users. Of course there are other critical aspects of iPhone app development: the coding, the marketing, the customer support. All of the elements must come together. Designing the iPhone User Experience will help you tackle the user experience part of the iPhone challenge. Three key themes will be reinforced throughout the book: Know thy user, the Design Lifecycle, and Attention to Detail:
Mastering these three areas will help set your app apart from the crowd. You may not have an award-winning app over night. But knowing your users, iterative design, and attention to detail are important first steps. |
Inhalt
1-7 | |
Compass | 2-23 |
Defining Your iPhone | 2-42 |
Documenting User Interviews | 2-57 |
Choosing a Research Method | 2-63 |
Recruiting | 2-72 |
Analyzing User Research | 2-83 |
Best Practices | 2-115 |
Recruiting Participants | 6-79 |
Analyzing Usability Tests | 6-86 |
Method | 6-91 |
Summary | 6-92 |
Accessibility and Localization | 6-101 |
Be Welcoming | 6-103 |
User Interface | 9-29 |
Visual Design | 9-59 |
Developing Your App Concept | 2-133 |
Prototyping App Concepts | 6-32 |
Evaluating the Competition | 6-33 |
UsabilityTesting App Concepts | 6-68 |
Grouping | 10-46 |
Branding and Advertising | 10-63 |
Internationalization and Localization | 12-6 |
Looking to the Future | 12-16 |
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