Usability II Week 4

This week in class we started learning about useability of mobile devices. With so many people interacting with mobile devices its becoming more and more important to have websites and applications be adaptable to multiple size screens and inputs.
It was interesting to learn about what all there is to consider when designing for mobile devices. Since mobile devices can't use a mouse and keyboard it is important to create usable inputs for the device. I thought it was interesting to read about the 10mm principle where buttons have to be at least that size for mobile interaction.
Working to create a usability study has another set of issues involved. Since there are no set sizes for mobile devices, any design has to be compatible to any sized screen and any type of processing system. A design has to be complete enough to be a comprehensive test, but short enough to be efficient. Next week we will learn more about that.