This book gives anyone interested in mobile campaigns, both client-side and production-side, the knowledge to approach a mobile project with a cohesive strategy. The book presents a holistic view of the mobile ecosystem design/technology/marketing/business/build, with enough information to get one started with a project of this nature.
Our industry's long wait for the complete, strategic guide to mobile web design is finally over. Former Yahoo! design architect and cocreator of Bagcheck Luke Wroblewski knows more about mobile experience than the rest of us, and packs all he knows into this entertaining, to-the-point guidebook. Its data-driven strategies and battle tested techniques will make you a master of mobile-and improve your non-mobile design, too!
Karen McGrane will teach you everything you need to get your content onto mobile devices (and more). Youll first gather data to help you make the case for a mobile strategy, then learn how to publish flexibly to multiple channels. Along the way, you'll get valuable advice on adapting your workflow to a world of emerging devices, platforms, screen sizes, and resolutions.
Presents advice for designing web sites, discussing how to plan web projects, organize information in a meaningful way, optimize content, and use analytics to measure performance and customer satisfaction.
Mobile devices outnumber desktop and laptop computers three to one worldwide, yet little information is available for designing and developing mobile applications. Mobile Design and Development fills that void with practical guidelines, standards, techniques, and best practices for building mobile products from start to finish. With this book, you'll learn basic design and development principles for all mobile devices and platforms. You'll also explore the more advanced capabilities of the mobile web, including markup, advanced styling techniques, and mobile Ajax. If you're a web designer, web developer, information architect, product manager, usability professional, content publisher, or an entrepreneur new to the mobile web, Mobile Design and Development provides you with the knowledge you need to work with this rapidly developing technology. Mobile Design and Development will help you: Understand how the mobile ecosystem works, how it differs from other mediums, and how to design products for the mobile context Learn the pros and cons of building native applications sold through operators or app stores versus mobile websites or web apps Work with flows, prototypes, usability practices, and screen-size-independent visual designs Use and test cross-platform mobile web standards for older devices, as well as devices that may be available in the future Learn how to justify a mobile product by building it on a budget
Providing insight on how to be a successful and strategic designer, David Holston answers many of the questions plaguing the profession today, including how to boost efficiency and enhance creativity. The design profession has been asking itself some important questions lately: How do designers deal with the increasing complexity of design problems? What skills do designers need to be competitive in the future? How do designers become co-creators with clients and audiences? How do designers prove their value to business? Designers are looking for ways to stay competitive in the conceptual economy and address the increasing complexity of design problems. By adopting a process that considers collaboration, context and accountability, designers move from 'makers of things' to 'design strategists.' The Strategic Designer shows designers how to build strong client relationships, elevate their standing with clients, increase project success rates, boost efficiency, and enhance their creativity.
How can design be used to solve business problems? That's the question answered, in many innovative ways, by Building Design Strategy. Mark Dziersk, EunSool Kwon, Arnold Levin, Laura Weiss, and many more top-name contributors share their experience and insights. Topics explore the full range of issues today, including thinking ahead; adapting to challenges; developing tangible strategies; using design to convey ideas; choosing worthwhile projects to help growth; using design to create fiercely loyal customers.
"The Business Skills Every Creative Needs! Remaining relevant as a creative professional takes more than creativity--you need to understand the language of business. The problem is that design school doesn't teach the strategic language that is now essential to getting your job done. Creative Strategy and the Business of Design fills that void and teaches left-brain business skills to right-brain creative thinkers. Inside, you'll learn about the business objectives and marketing decisions that drive your creative work. You already have the creativity; now it's time to gain the business insight. Once you understand what the people across the table are thinking, you'll be able to think how they think to do what we do." -- Provided by publisher.
Maximize your web strategy and future-proof your digital assets with this comprehensive guide for tech leaders, providing strategic insights into responsive web design to enhance ROI and user engagement Key Features Learn strategic frameworks to develop high-performing RWD applications Explore practical case studies and real-world examples to aid in understanding RWD app development Future-proof your approach with tips on emerging web technologies Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionStrategic Leadership in Responsive Web Design is an essential guide that will equip you with the knowledge and foresight needed to navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape. You’ll start by learning about the strategic importance of responsive web design (RWD) before delving into its intricacies. As you progress, you’ll not only discover the technical aspects of adaptive design, but also learn how to seamlessly integrate these principles within your organization’s business objectives. You’ll develop the skills required to integrate RWD principles into broader business goals. Next, you’ll learn how to navigate SEO in modern times while ensuring platforms are consistent in design across devices. Later, this book shows you how to measure the ROI when making RWD decisions, and how to ensure you’re making the right one. By the end of this book, you’ll have understood the role that RWD plays in achieving broad business objectives.What you will learn Explore the synergy between RWD and business goals, boosting brand reputation, retention, and conversions Embrace a mobile-first approach for multi-device digital landscapes, tailoring user experiences while ensuring adaptability Develop leadership skills to drive innovation and alignment within design teams Strategize content for diverse screens, ensuring consistent user engagement Unlock the link between RWD, SEO, and performance for broader reach and user satisfaction Harness web accessibility for ethical growth and market expansion Who this book is for If you're a senior tech executive, CTO, web development leader, digital strategist, or UI/UX director, then this book is for you. Knowledge of fundamental web concepts, digital business, design principles, and the basics of user experience, as well as a foundation in marketing and project management will be beneficial to get the most out of this book.
Successful User Experience: Strategy and Roadmaps provides you with a hands-on guide for pulling all of the User Experience (UX) pieces together to create a strategy that includes tactics, tools, and methodologies. Leveraging material honed in user experience courses and over 25 years in the field, the author explains the value of strategic models to refine goals against available data and resources. You will learn how to think about UX from a high level, design the UX while setting goals for a product or project, and how to turn that into concrete actionable steps. After reading this book, you'll understand: - How to bring high-level planning into concrete actionable steps - How Design Thinking relates to creating a good UX - How to set UX Goals for a product or project - How to decide which tool or methodology to use at what point in product lifecycle This book takes UX acceptance as a point of departure, and builds on it with actionable steps and case studies to develop a complete strategy, from the big picture of product design, development and commercialization, to how UX can help create stronger products. This is a must-have book for your complete UX library. - Uses strategic models that focus product design and development - Teaches how to decipher what tool or methodology is right for a given moment, project, or a specific team - Presents tactics on how to understand how to connect the dots between tools, data, and design - Provides actionable steps and case studies that help users develop a complete strategy, from the big picture of product design, development, and commercialization, to how UX can help create stronger products - Case studies in each chapter to aid learning