UX Immersion Conference in 2013
Designing Intuitive Mobile Inputs
Create mobile-optimized forms and inputs to capture responses from customers. Allow them to interact better with you—and each other.
Luke Wroblewski
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Workshop Agenda
Morning
Learning which UI works best on mobile
- The ways traditional web forms can help and hinder mobile data input
- Examples of specific designs that prevent users from inputting data
- When to use standard controls for error-tolerant designs—and when to move beyond them
Moving beyond forms and fields
- Which formats, requirements, and validations help users input data on small screens
- When and how to optimize layout forms on mobile devices and tablets
- The characteristics of sequential, non-linear, and in-context form structures
Afternoon
Capturing inputs using new technologies
- Tips for using the camera, microphone, and other native capabilities
- Ways to integrate geolocation and orientation as inputs
- How gestures and touch targets influence UX across platforms
Making the most of native capabilities
- When and why you could use native technology in your apps
- Which hardware inputs you can use effectively—and how
- Examples of designs that capitalize on touch and hardware inputs
Choose wisely (your mobile users depend on it)
Control yourself
Find out when to use (and not use) standard input controls. See how to optimize the standards to work better on mobile.
Love the OS
Learn about native operating system inputs. Extract patterns, ideas, and new forms of input controls you can use in your designs.
Lead your team
Armed with specific implementation tips, you’ll be ready to design mobile forms that get user data—something every team needs to move forward.
You’ll learn how to
- Design smooth registration and check-out flows
- Use masks and validations that help users succeed
- Implement smart input controls for small screen sizes
- Prioritize design elements based on user data
- Choose design patterns that are intuitive
- Access specific mobile hardware inputs
4 Practical Takeaways
Better interactions from mobile users
Sidestep design issues that prevent users from communicating with each other—and you.
Designs that span devices
Use today’s design standards for web experiences and new capabilities for native.
Principles to guide your design decisions
Determine which standard controls to use based on the operating system.
Interfaces that feel natural to the user
Optimize common input scenarios and embrace “Future Friendly” mobile design techniques.
This workshop includes a few exercises
In the morning, Luke will lead you in full-class and individually based activities on mobile software inputs. You’ll then focus on hardware inputs during afternoon activities.
Read about Luke’s talk on Tuesday, One Design to Work Everywhere.
Luke Wroblewski, Mr. Mobilewski
@lukewLuke Wroblewski may need no introduction since he’s the most well-respected, active, and gracious mobile designer on Earth, but we’ll do one anyway.
In his sought-after and consistently sold-out workshops, Luke champions the notion of “mobile design first” to attendees hungry for his domain expertise. He even used this approach to launch his own startup, Bagcheck. (Twitter acquired Bagcheck nine months later.)
Luke is the author of Mobile First, which includes topics you’ll learn in this workshop. He also wrote Web Form Design and Site-Seeing: A Visual Approach to Web Usability, both focusing on the intersection of product and customer experiences across media.
Past attendees rate Luke as a top speaker; they appreciate his frank perspectives on everything from global trends in mobile to detailed implementation techniques. So prepare yourself to hear an informed, balanced approach to designing for mobile and beyond from the best teacher in our industry.