1. From To
responsive REACTIVE
Harnessing context on the web
Thomas Prior, 24 January 2013
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2. DESIGNER/DEV
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3. RWD?
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5. FLUID GRID
FLEXIBLE MEDIA
CSS3 MEDIA QUERIES
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6. "It's not called responsive
anymore, it's called web design"
@McElaney (Brian McElaney)

7. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/a-responsive-experience
SENSORS
Things that sense the environment
SYSTEMS
Process the information
ACTUATORS
Activate a change of state

8. “Until recently, advertisers have
understood one thing better than
web and app designers: context.”
Joe Johnston - .NET magazine issue 236
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9. http://24ways.org/2012/should-we-be-reactive/
REACTIVE
WEB DESIGN
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10. contextual interfaces http://www.netmagazine.com/opinions/reactive-web-design
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11. CONTEXT?
Physical Location
Time of Day
Temperature
Ambient Noise
Air Pressure
More?
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12. Pocket Size, Sensor Rich
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13. Tip your developer: Device API’s
http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/

14. SOCIAL
SENSORS?

15. Fjord’s ‘Working Definition of Context’
http://cdx.dexigner.com/article/21960/Design_for_Context.pdf
HUMAN DIGITAL TECHNICAL
CONTEXT
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16. Fjord’s ‘Working Definition of Context’
http://cdx.dexigner.com/article/21960/Design_for_Context.pdf
Movement People Nearby
Time of Day Location
HUMAN DIGITAL TECHNICAL Weather
CONTEXT
Social Network Device
Calendar Schedule
Usage Patterns Preferences
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17. Fjord’s ‘Working Definition of Context’
http://cdx.dexigner.com/article/21960/Design_for_Context.pdf
Desires Nuances of Behaviour Movement People Nearby
Group Dynamics Time of Day Location
Goals
HUMAN DIGITAL TECHNICAL Weather
CONTEXT
Etiquette
Social Network Device
Meaning of Relationships
Calendar Schedule
Likes and Dislikes Mood Usage Patterns Preferences
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18. Device
Environment
Time
Activity
Individual
Location
Social
‘Context Bloody Context’
Cennydd Bowles
http://vimeo.com/47548905
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21. “a system can detect who is standing
next to you, but it needs to
understand in order to know
what that person means to you.”
http://cdx.dexigner.com/article/21960/Design_for_Context.pdf

23. SWEET SPOTS
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24. Contextual Storytelling

25. "It was a simple story...that ended with the man writing
his son's name in wet concrete.
As I read the story, I looked down, and there it was...a
name in the sidewalk I'd often passed but never
noticed.”
http://theweek.com/article/index/234165/the-silent-history-the-strange-new-e-book-that-makes-you-travel-to-read-it
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26. hello context, hello...
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27. http://mark-kirby.co.uk/2011/the-mobile-context/
Context != intent

28. CONTEXTUAL
ENQUIRY
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29. DIARY
STUDY
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30. Uncomfortable comedy:
‘Internet Users Demand
Less Interactivity’
http://www.theonion.com/articles/internet-users-demand-less-interactivity,30920/
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31. START THINKING/DESIGNING/HACKING
The data is on its way
CAREFUL WITH ASSUMPTIONS
Qualify your context-led hunches
DON’T BE RUDE
Respect privacy and settings while finding the sweet spot
PROGRESSIVELY ENHANCE
Your baseline experience should not suffer

32. Thank you
@tomprior
www.thomasprior.co.uk
www.thebestisyettocome.co.uk
www.klektd.com