Designing for Small Screens Studio: Mobile Phones, Smart Phones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, Navigation Systems, MP3 Players, Games Consoles (Design)

Description

The design of interactive applications or presentations on small screens can be challenging for the designer. Not all design concepts that are valid on larger screens can be implemented on the small screen. A multitude of different devices with dissimilar technical specifications fall under the category of ‘small- screen interfaces’. Devices in this category differ in size and type of their display, in the nature of their physical interaction and in their performance. This book equips the student or practitioner with the appropriate tools with which to develop functional concepts and realise good designs for small screens.

In order to tackle and visualise complex design issues, each of the ten chapters in this book is structured in three segments. The first section is dedicated to theoretical reflection, and an overview of the fundamental design options that relate to the specific issue in question. The second section offers examples of good working practice and application of the theory described, and the final section offers useful background information, such as an explanation of the technical terms that will help you to make informed design decisions.

描述

設計小屏幕上的互動應用程序或演示文稿對設計師來說是具有挑戰性的。並非所有在較大屏幕上有效的設計概念都可以在小屏幕上實現。屬於“小屏幕界面”類別的許多不同設備具有不同的技術規格，包括尺寸和顯示類型的差異，物理交互方式的差異以及性能的差異。本書為學生或從業人員提供了適當的工具，以開發功能概念並實現小屏幕的良好設計。

為了應對和視覺化複雜的設計問題，本書的十個章節中的每一個都分為三個部分。第一部分專門用於理論反思，概述與具體問題相關的基本設計選項。第二部分提供了良好實踐和應用所描述理論的示例。最後一部分提供有用的背景信息，例如解釋技術術語，以幫助您做出明智的設計決策。