Application Interface Design

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1. Slide 1: Application Interface Design The Softer Side of Things
2. Slide 2: Build one thing and launch it. Now.
3. Slide 3: Find your core. And stick to it.
4. Slide 5: “ If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything. ” Alex Hamilton
5. Slide 8: Everything to Everyone. Focused.
6. Slide 9: Find a counter- balance. You have to keep yourself in check.
7. Slide 10: It should __________.
8. Slide 12: “ To really stand for something, you must make difficult decisions, mostly about what you won’t do. ” Seth Godin
9. Slide 13: “ [Innovation] comes from saying no to 1,000 thigns to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important. ” Steve Jobs
10. Slide 14: It will not __________.
11. Slide 16: Slowrace. Be deliberate It’s not a & Steady. about adding new features.
12. Slide 17: Ripple Effect. Even small changes can, and will, have significant impacts.
13. Slide 18: Don’t be distracted. By features or shiny objects.
14. Slide 19: “ If everything is important, then nothing is. ” Unknown
15. Slide 23: Status Keep it. Resolution Redundant with the resolving comment. Assignee Keep it. Opener Captured implicitly. Creation Date Captured implicitly. Due Date Always “yesterday”. Priority should dictate this. Category Keep it. Type Overkill. Handle with categories. Release Soon, but not yet. Priority Keep it. Severity Factor it into Priority. Impact Factor it into Priority. LOE (Estimated) Creates overhead and doesn’t belong. LOE (Actual) Creates overhead and doesn’t belong. Browser/OS Doesn’t apply to issues. Capture in comments. Relationships Capture in comments.
16. Slide 25: Is emphasis sparingly. Use it noticeable?
17. Slide 30: Will it blend (in)? It’s about what you don’t see.
18. Slide 31: Reopen Reopen Web Entry Email Enter Approve Open Resolved Closed Resolution Resolution API
19. Slide 32: Open Reopened Resolved Closed
20. Slide 38: Just build it. It’s not written in stone.
21. Slide 40: It doesn’t have to be pretty for you to figure out if it works well.
22. Slide 41: It just needs to work.
23. Slide 42: Don’t waffle. Stop at “good enough” and circle back later.
24. Slide 43: First Draft ? Final Draft
25. Slide 44: 1 2 3
26. Slide 45: 3 4 5
27. Slide 46: 5 6 7
28. Slide 47: 7 8 9
29. Slide 48: 9 10 11
30. Slide 50: Eat your ownpoint where you can Get to a dogfood. and will use it yourself.
31. Slide 51: Launch.better. The sooner, the
32. Slide 52: The Late Launch OPTION 1 Later Launch Development Time Publicly Available OPTION 2 Earlier Launch Development Time Publicly Available The Early Launch
33. Slide 53: OPTION 1 Later Launch Development Time Publicly Available OPTION 2 Earlier Launch Development Time Publicly Available Feature A Feature C Feature E Feature B Feature D
34. Slide 54: Risky OPTION 1 Later Launch Development Time Publicly Available OPTION 2 The Overlap Window Earlier Launch Development Time Publicly Available Safe
35. Slide 55: Share. should No interface be an island.
36. Slide 57: A B B rhino-project@apple.tracker.com C D D F E E C F A The browser isn’t the only C interface to design for.
37. Slide 59: A Command A B C B Issue # C Message
38. Slide 61: Credits Chipmunk & Apple Core - http://flickr.com/photos/qmnonic/2649575878/ Stone Writing - http://flickr.com/photos/madzik/33230383/ Disco Dolphin - http://flickr.com/photos/bionicteaching/1485798979/ Puppy Tug of War - http://flickr.com/photos/b1n4ry/6926617/ Camo Cat - http://flickr.com/photos/bcorreira/1897923229/ Emphasis Flower - http://flickr.com/photos/prakhar/2348656344/ Jump - http://flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/186110878/ Lego People - http://flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/305410323/ Turtle - http://flickr.com/photos/randomurl/763741547/ Water Ripples - http://flickr.com/photos/trvr3307/23203774/ Sharing - http://flickr.com/photos/ryanr/142455033/ Not Sharing - http://flickr.com/photos/ryanr/142454711/in/photostream/ Waffle - http://flickr.com/photos/dasqfamily/2255557633/ Dog food - http://flickr.com/photos/direz/2845924068/ Thank You - http://flickr.com/photos/gi/304120801/
39. Slide 62: Thanks.