Important Factors for Mobile Interfaces Development
Smartphones today are already, according to Google, the most used platform to conduct searches on the internet, this shows the popularity of mobile devices and the importance of developing mobile first applications
The attention of the user is a valuable resource, but in the case of mobile devices this premise is even more important. It’s rare to see users totally focused on an activity and not sharing their attention with the environment around them.
It is very important to focus on discovering the main purpose of the user and dividing the route into small milestones, so even though the user is using the mobile phone and performing other tasks, this helps keep them aware of the progress without requiring a lot of concentration.
Create really useful and practical interfaces keeping them clean. Adopting an interface with too much information, such as buttons, images, lines and texts, may harm the experience. Think of appropriate font sizes, buttons, and other interface elements.
The mobile gadgets deliver much more than mobility, with internal GPS, camera, touchscreen and microphone smartphones, create for mobile is something totally different and much more challenging, using these features in the development of mobile applications improve, significantly, the user experience.
Positioning the items wisely is very important, taking into consideration the amount of right-handed and left-handed people and the age of the users are factors that we must take into consideration.
One way to optimize the interaction, for example, is to place primary actions in the middle or bottom of the screen, starting from left to right and put destructive actions such as cancellations and exclusions in underprivileged areas.
Creating for mobile is a challenge full of limitations and details, is very important, as UX designers, to think in all details to prevent problems and provide the best experience regardless the size screen, data bundles and development limitations.
Leandro Costa is a Brazilian creative developer based in Dublin and working as front-end developer & designer at Boys and Girls.
