Special issues of Mobile Usability
- Date
- 1st December 2009
- Time
- 19:00–20:30
- Location
- 99 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5HD.
- Map
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Event Overview
As the understanding of the mobile web increases, mobile usability will play a massive role in ensuring the success of the platform.
Mark Westwater, Senior Usability Consultant at User Vision, will talk through the pitfalls of the mobile web and introduce design guidelines that can be applied to create a usable mobile site. He will show examples of good and bad designs and show the differences between the 'desktop' and 'mobile' web. Finally, Mark will address the apps vs. mobile sites debate.
The second speaker, Gavin Dutch, will pick up on the mobile sites vs. apps debate exploring the merits of each choice, the current market place and taking a look into the compromise - the hybrid app. He will then delve deeper into user experience considerations applicable to app design and provide an overview of the Edinburgh Festivals Guide iPhone app to illustrate some of the choices and how they were made. Finally, Gavin will conclude with a look into the future of apps.
Cost: FREE to UPA members and £10 for non-members (£5 for student non-members)
Contact Scottish Enterprise to book your place.
About the Presenter
Mark Westwater is a Senior Usability Consultant at User Vision, with over 11 years experience applying User Centred Design (UCD) methodologies to product developments, including mobile based application design. Qualified in both Applied Biological Sciences and in Work Design and Ergonomics, Mark is also a registered member of the Ergonomics Society and the Usability Professional's Association.
If you would like to attend, please contact Scottish Enterprise - there is a fair crowd of early-birds already booked, so please book soon to ensure there is enough seats and refreshments.
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