Week 1 Out of Class: Mobile First

Mobile first begins with the author proving to his readers through statistics that mobile devices are, by far, the most used for web usage, bypassing the PC in 2010.  In the first chapter, growth, he discusses the evolution of the Smartphone from 2006 to now and how as the networks become faster the mobile traffic has increased.  The main idea of chapter two is constraints, the author explained that things like a smaller screen size forces the business to really figure out what is actually most important to them and their customers.  Chapter 3 focuses on the capabilities technology has and how we should use them.  Since not all devices have the same capabilities designers need to make sure that they are designing for the problem not just to use the newest feature because that may alienate part of their audience.

Week 1B

Today in class we took a field trip to McComsey to look at where the conference will be held.  We actually got to go into the hall and saw the number of seats have decrease so we need to account for that. We took the ipads to take pictures, make lists and record ideas. Below are some pictures of the venue including, the registration areas and reception area.

Next we brainstormed overall and main ideas about registration, presentation and wayfinding to name a few.  Below are photos of our whiteboard brainstorming.

The second half of class we took notes on job titles and what they really mean. The next section of notes we started to touch on discussed the idea of mobile next. The idea is that we need to design for mobile before desktop.

Week 1A

Today we went over the syllabus and filled out all of student forms. We also had a skype session with Brian Miller and he discussed his new app, the new me. He also made the statement that you need to be passionate about the projects you do.