graphic design module 4 lesson 1 slides
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The advent of mobile applications
Lesson Objectives
List of mobile apps for graphic design
Designing with mobile apps
The origin ofmobile phones
The first mobile phone was created by Motorola in 1973!
This phone weighed a whopping 1.1kg (2,43lb)
The first mobile phone only sold in 1983 for $ 4 000
• The first smartphone was known as the Simon
Personal Computer
• It was available commercially in 1994
• It had a touch screen, could send/receive
emails & fax messages, had a note and calendar
function as well as apps
• It had a monochrome LCD screen and only one
hour battery life
The origin ofsmartphones
What is amobile app?• Software for small, wireless devices
• It considers the demands andconstraints of these devices
• Mobile apps offer features thatcomputers don’t offer
• Makes our lives easier
Did youknow?
Your mobile phone has
more computer power
than the computer used
for the Apollo 11 moon
landing in 1972!
Mobile devices& apps
• Easy to use• Accessible anywhere• Free to use
• One-purpose• Small scale• Limited functionality• Weak processor• Low storage• Difficult to replicateadvanced userinteraction
Computer&software
• Web access notalways necessary
• Great functionality• Fast processor• Good storage capacity• Easily upgradehardware
• Durable
• Not always free• Bulky & big• Not accessibleanywhere