Design for Mobile Devices

29 Aug.

Topics

• Introduction

Projects

• Start Navigation

From class

• Eephus League Magazine
• Edits Quarterly
• Weather: Solar, Wthr, and Partly Cloudy

5 Sept.

Topics

• Multisensory interfaces
• Location awareness
• Prototyping

Projects

• Critique Navigation
• Start Location ★
• Make sure you’ve started your Weblog ★
• Bring a favorite publication next week

Reading

For this class:

• Mobile First, ch. 3
• Start Designing Media, ch. 1

12 Sept.

Topics

• Interactive publications
• Design documentation

Projects

• Show a favorite publication

Reading

• Finish Designing Media, ch. 1

19 Sept.

Topics

• Affordances and usability

Reading

• Mobile First, ch. 4
• New York Times: Tributes to Bill Moggridge

26 Sept.

Topics

• DPS introduction; project structure

Reading

• New York Times: As a Taxi-Hailing App Comes to New York, Its Legality Is Questioned
• Start Designing Media, ch. 5

3 Oct.

Topics

• DPS interactive elements

Projects

• Critique Location
• Start Narrative ★

10 Oct.

Topics

• DPS multimedia

17 Oct.

Topics

• DPS multimedia

Reading

• Finish Designing Media, ch. 5

24 Oct.

Topics

• DPS review

31 Oct.

Topics

• Mobile web/responsive design
• Media queries

7 Nov.

Topics

• Media queries

Projects

• Start Semester project ★

Reading

• Luke Wroblewski: Multi-Device Layout Patterns

14 Nov.

Topics

• Small-screen navigation
• Design patterns

Projects

• Final critique for Narrative

28 Nov.

Topics

• Mobile/responsive recap
• Desk crits for projects

5 Dec.

Topics

• Desk crits for projects
• Usability testing sessions for projects

Reading

• iOS Publishing, (Finally) Coming of Age (suggested)