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Mobile User Interface Design
Patterns
User interface (UI) design patterns are good solutions to standard
user interface design problems. While neither standard practice nor
academic research has yet formalized what a pattern is and is not,
patterns have become a good method for a new user interface designer
to learn good, well-practiced solutions. At a minimum, UI patterns
provide a good starting point for specific parts of an application.
Clearly there is no end to the list of all possible design patterns, and
a single chapter within a book is not going to describe the majority of
them. Thus the patterns identified in this chapter provide more of a
set of examples from which a pattern library could be built. Many of
the patterns are also good examples of how mobile design is different
than desktop design, or how mobile device type and user interface style
influences design.
6.1 ABOUT USER INTERFACE PATTERNS
A design pattern documents known good solutions to frequently occurring design problems. In some cases, the solutions themselves become
encoded as user expectations: an application that violates the common
design could jar user expectations.
User interface design patterns are generally identified and articulated
by design experts. They can then be used by less experienced designers
or by designers wishing to create a consistency in user experience.
Designing the Mobile User Experience
© 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Barbara Ballard
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