“The single most important concept to master when designing mobile device interfaces is “context”. The context in which an application is used and the context of how information is input are both key issues; each must be understood before a well crafted design may be implemented. When these two notions of context are explored, it [...]
Luke Wroblewski recently published a useful list of books that address the topic of design for mobile devices.
Link: Mobile Design Books (lukew.com)
Little Springs Design has started publishing design patterns for mobile devices (primarily targetting mobile phones for both web and native applications). So far, six twelve have been published.
“Keypresses should be kept to a minimum for common actions. Unlike a desktop, a keypress is not simply a mouse click, but the number of times the cursor [...]
“Women in technology & culture : An in-progress list of women researchers, designers & artists working in pervasive computing-related fields.”
Link: Women researchers, designers & artists working in pervasive computing-related fields (purselipsquarejaw.org)
“The user interface guidelines for Windows Mobile-Based Pocket PCs assist you in developing Windows Mobile-based applications that provide a good user experience. The guidelines are based on extensive usability research.”
Link: Pocket PC User Interface Guidelines (microsoft.com)
Published by Gabriel White.