Other Usability

[TomA]

(Erel: this is not a question but I was not sure where to put it - feel free to move elsewhere if you like.)

Hi all
Ran across a couple of articles that I believe would be of interest to Android (or iPhone or Windows Phone) developers. For many years I have subscribed to Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox mailing list. He is a usability expert and the most recent report is probably of interest to anyone involved in designing for various sizes of screens (like Android phones and tablets).

You can read the article at
http://www.nngroup.com/articles/scaling-user-interfaces/

Another couple of articles that might be of interest here are:
http://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-content-is-twice-as-difficult/
and, on Windows 8:
http://www.nngroup.com/articles/windows-8-disappointing-usability/
that points out that trying to fit one design on both tablets and desktop is not really a good idea. What’s simple and appropriate on a phone can be simply dumb on a tablet or on a desktop.

 

[LucaMs]

I'll try to read those articles though, if they were in Italian, it would be better for me .

In fact, I had never heard "usability expert".

Trying to fit one design on both phones and tablets (or desktops) is not recommended by many, including Google.

Perhaps, in order to do this, we could design for a "medium-sized" device and then let the code to suit it.

Or ... change hobby / profession


Thanks for this information

 

[LucaMs]

I started from second link: Jakob Nielsen has discovered that ... on a mobile device there is less space. Wow!!!

Perhaps it would be best to read first... the first one

(After the reading)

Mamma mia!

I escaped. He mainly talks about the psychological aspect of fruition of informations (maybe he has not a good psychoanalyst ).

I'm sorry, but I think this

 

[RAJAN MBA]

I escaped. He mainly talks about the psychological aspect of fruition of informations (maybe he has not a good psychoanalyst ).

He is 'She'. Raluca Budiu served as a judge for GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2012-2014 and Tabby Awards 2013. She holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and is senior researcher with Nielson Norman Group.

 

[LucaMs]

Thanks, but that does not make me change my opinion