7. WHAT MAKES THOSE APPS GROUSE?
WHAT WE SAW
MINIMALISM GROUSE:
VISUAL VISUALLY
FUNCTIONAL FUNCTIONALLY
STANDARDS
CONSISTENCY
DISCOVERABILITY
ORIENTATION
SHALLOW NAVIGATION
HEADINGS
BACK
TRANSITIONS
9. A GROUSE USER EXPERIENCE
THE RIGHT…
Conceptual
IDEA design
(Start here)
Information
STRUCTURE
design
INTERFACE Interaction
design
VISUALS
Visual
design
(THEN CODE… )
14. A GROUSE USER EXPERIENCE
THE RIGHT…
Conceptual
IDEA design
(Start here)
Information
STRUCTURE
design
INTERFACE Interaction
design
VISUALS
Visual
design
(THEN CODE… )
17. PROCESS
PLANNING YOUR APP‟S UX
1. DECIDE WHAT YOUR APP IS GREAT AT
2. DECIDE WHAT USER ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT
3. DECIDE WHAT FEATURES TO INCLUDE
4. DECIDE HOW TO MONETIZE YOUR APP
5. DESIGN THE UI FOR YOUR APP
6. MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION
7. PROTOTYPE AND VALIDATE YOUR DESIGN
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18. PROCESS
PLANNING YOUR APP‟S UX
1. DECIDE WHAT YOUR APP IS GREAT AT
2. DECIDE WHAT USER ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT
3. DECIDE WHAT FEATURES TO INCLUDE
4. DECIDE HOW TO MONETIZE YOUR APP
5. DESIGN THE UI FOR YOUR APP
6. MAKE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION
7. PROTOTYPE AND VALIDATE YOUR DESIGN
msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/hh465427
19. EXERCISE
LIST ALL THE THINGS SCENARIOS
USERS CAN COMPLETE WITH
YOUR APP.
ALL SENTENCES START WITH
“USERS CAN…”
20. NOW
YOU HAVE
YOUR USER
SCENARIOS…
PLEASE REMOVE HALF
EXAMINE YOUR „BEST APP‟
STATEMENT
27. INFORMATION DESIGN
HUB / PANORAMA TIPS
THE APP‟S VALUE PROPOSITION SHOULD BE NON-STANDARD GROUP SIZES ARE OK
IMMEDIATELY CLEAR
PAY ATTENTION TO READING ORDER
THINK “MAGAZINE COVER”
A LIST IS BETTER IF THERE IS AN IMPLIED
REFLECT THE START SCREEN TILES AND
ORDER.
CONTENT
MINIMISE INTERACTIVITY
MAKE IT CLEAR THERE IS MORE CONTENT OFF THE
EDGE AVOID GESTURES THAT INTERFERE WITH
PANNING THE PANORAMA
“PEEK”
DON‟T BE PREDICTABLE IF CONTENT IS NOT DON‟T USE CONTROLS TO NAVIGATE WITHIN THE
PREDICTABLE PANORAMA
YOU DON‟T HAVE TO DEFAULT TO THE
FIRST PANEL
(PHONE)
28. EXERCISE
SKETCH OUT YOUR NAVIGATION
STRUCTURE
LOOK AT YOUR KEY SCENARIOS
30. Conceptual
design
INTERACTION Information
design
DESIGN Interaction
design
31. INTERACTION DESIGN TIPS
CONTENT AS CONTROLS TOUCH
“DIRECT MANIPULATION” TARGET SIZE
REACH
MOVE OTHER COMMANDS OFF THE CANVAS
OCCLUSION
Charms
App Bar
Context menus
…Except where you can‟t…
44. VISUAL
HIERARCHY
USE VISUALS TO EXPLAIN THE
STRUCTURE OF YOUR PAGE
45. VISUAL DESIGN
VISUAL HIERARCHY
CASE
COMMUNICATE A CLEAR HIERARCHY
OF INFORMATION
TOOLS
size
TYPOGRAPHY
size weight
colour alignment alignment
weight
ALIGNMENT proximity proximity
WHITESPACE colour colour
46. VISUAL DESIGN
VISUAL HIERARCHY
USE TYPOGRAPHY TO COMMUNICATE THE
HIERARCHY OF INFORMATION
Experiment with font weight and colour, rather
than introducing additional font sizes.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BUILT-IN STYLES IN
EXPRESSION BLEND / VISUAL STUDIO
54. VISUAL DESIGN
HOW MANY COLOURS SHOULD I USE?
RATE YOURSELF AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER
1 THAT‟S HOW MANY COLOURS YOU SHOULD USE 5
(PLUS BLACK AND WHITE)
(S**T) (GROUSE)
55. HOW MANY COLOURS SHOULD I USE?
BUT I REALLY NEED MORE COLOURS!
USE SHADES OF THE ONE COLOUR KULER.ADOBE.COM
60. VISUAL DESIGN
HOW MANY FONTS SHOULD I USE?
RATE YOURSELF AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER
1
(S**T)
1 5
(GROUSE)
61. VISUAL DESIGN
WHAT FONTS SHOULD I USE?
WINDOWS PHONE STANDARD FONT SIZES AND WEIGHTS ARE
SEGOE WP PROVIDED IN THE TEMPLATES
DON‟T VARY FROM THEM
WINDOWS 8 IF YOU HAVE A COMPANY/BRAND FONT
SEGOE UI YOU CAN USE IT FOR MAJOR HEADINGS…
CAMBRIA if it is easy to distinguish from Segoe
Reading
CALLIBRI
Reading and Writing
67. GROUSE APPS
PRO TIPS
LEAVE S**T OUT PEOPLE-IN, NOT FUNCTIONS-OUT
TURN S**T DOWN FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES!
LINE S**T UP DESIGN.WINDOWS.COM
DEV.WINDOWSPHONE.COM/DESIGN
SPACE S**T EVENLY
GROUP S**T
AND SUB-GROUP S**T
MIX S**T UP
YOU DON‟T NEED A S**T-LOAD OF COLOURS
HOT COLOURS LOOK S**THOUSE
IN THE BACKGROUND
SEGOE IT THE S**T
GET A S**T-HOT PHOTO
69. WHAT MAKES YOUR APP GROUSE?
WHAT NEXT?
BEFORE YOU START CODING…
CULL YOUR FEATURES
SKETCH THE PAGE STRUCTURE AND NAVIGATION OF YOUR APP
GROUP INFORMATION WITHIN PAGES
AS YOU CODE…
THINK ABOUT
The information hierarchy on your pages
Templates, grids and alignment
Standards and consistency
SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS BY REMOVING DETAIL, NOT ADDING
Notes de l'éditeur
XXX grouse pic?
Xxx Diagram fromtechedXxx or transition 2nd point
XXX phone pics
AndReliableAdaptableThe right offeringDelivered the right way
Your turnChris Bernard: This app is the best app in its category at ___________
Functional MinimalismHave an identity in the store
Best app statement is about starting with people and a problem.Not starting with codeNot even starting with colours, fonts and logos
People-in
After the break:- we’ll get on to layout.
Functional minimalism, as well as VisualRemove features
A grab-bag of tips
A grab-bag of pro-tips
A grab-bag of pro-tips
Templates
Metro uses large blocks of bright colourBut We don’t want an angry fruit salad
Especially if you’re not confident
Even though I said be minimalist,One thing that you have to communicate is the structure