managing responsive design projects
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Manage client expectations and get sign off for multi-screen, responsive projects with interactive mock-ups. Move away from the traditional use of Photoshop for interface mock-ups for multi-device interface and interaction designs. Incorporate client involvement for flexible decision making in responsive web design projects and building cost of devices into pricing models, guerrilla usability testing and project deliverables.TRANSCRIPT
Managing Responsive Design Projects
FITC WebUnleashed 2014
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Leveraging mobile to increase student engagement
Andrew SmykHighWeb Ed – Arkansas
July 27, 2012
Wrestling with a responsive projects
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1. Content Strategy2. Agile3. Prototyping4. Art Direction
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Edit content ruthlessly
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Pro Tip: Document all the Types & Models of Devices You Encounter
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Important! Note the Devices of Decision Makers in the Room
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Stakeholders
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Content Modeling & Strategy
• Content Engagement• Content Curation• Rank and Prioritize Content
Avoid coding or selecting frameworksbefore content modeling
Avoid coding or selecting frameworksbefore content modeling
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Dynamic Wireframe
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ZombieApocalypse!!
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A/B Test Content Modelsand early lo-fi Wireframes
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1. Content Strategy2. Agile3. Prototyping4. Art Direction
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via Michelle Cryan - @sporkles
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Pro Tip: Avoid Designing and Developing Projects in Silos
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1. Content Strategy2. Waterfall vs. Agile3. Prototyping4. Art Direction
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Prototyping
“Now we can think about users and their needs as it relates to content.”
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“Work in Photoshop and Fireworks by all means (I do). Make static visuals as rich and as detailed as you want them to be.”
Just don’t set the wrong expectations by showing them to your clients.
~ Andy Clarke
Logo needs to be “bluer”
desktop + +
main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?
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main internal specialized
tablet
smart phone
shiny & new
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Logo needs to be “bluer”
desktop + +
main internal specialized
tablet
smart phone
shiny & new
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?
How blue is our logo?
desktop + +
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tablet
smart phone
shiny & new
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?
We need to see another design
desktop + +
main internal specialized
tablet
smart phone
shiny & new
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?
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Stop Wrestling with Static Mockups
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No Usability Testing
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Lack Interaction
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Don’t Show Transitions
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Lack Fluidity
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Don’t Display Web Fonts
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“Design consistency is not about pixels.”
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“A prototype is worth a thousand words”Leigh Howells - @leigh
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“A prototype is worth a thousand meetings”Mike Davidson - @mikeindustries
Pro Tip: A Working Prototype can Help Make Decisions Faster
Think about the ecosystem, not just the devices:
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Use the right tools & technologies
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am I responsive?ish.remote preview
Ghostlab (license)
Edge Inspect (CC subscription)
1. Content Strategy2. Waterfall vs. Agile3. Prototyping4. Art Direction
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Logo needs to be “bluer”
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Visual inventory, you say…Responsive style tiles, you say…
catalog of assumptions
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Responsive Style Tile
User Testing, Tools and TPS Cover Sheets
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Pro Tip: Best Place to Test on Devices? Visit a Mobile Carrier’s Store
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Pro Tip: Build a Device Library
Plan for gestures and taps.
Help users with error and miss taps
Plan for the “Fat Finger”
Design for the thumb
Pro Tip: A Touch Template helps design Interactions
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They share a common infrastructure, but mobile is NOT the traditional web
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Mobile is a different environment and requires new thinking and design considerations.
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1. Content Strategy2. Agile3. Prototyping4. Art Direction
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Questions?
Thank you!
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