28. Top Reasons Why Business Cards Suck
1. Not free or instant
2. Easy to run out, forget at home
3. Your info eventually changes
4. How to notify people?
5. Storing & organizing is a hassle
6. Manually entering data sucks
7. No history or context
8. Can’t contact the recipient
9. No social media integration
10. Attachments?
29.
30. Top Reasons Why Business Cards Rock
1. Extremely easy to use
2. Never fails
3. Only the “giver” needs one
4. A tangible, durable reminder
5. Take notes on the back
6. Demonstrates quality
7. Inspires confidence & credibility
8. Reflects personal & prof. values
55. Mistake 1: Making it COOL
Programming
SimpleEdit
Scratch Your Own Itch
If we just solve our own problems,
chances are that we’ll solve a problem that
someone else has.
56. Mistake 1: Making it COOL
SimpleEdit FAIL
Cost - $9,000 and 2 months wasted!
57. Mistake 1: Making it COOL
What should have been done…
Prototype and customer test
Asked for customer feedback and help
Although I know the Internet,
I should not assume I know the customer
58. Mistake 2: Too Much on my Plate
Not Agile
Features change quickly after testing
59. Mistake 2: Too Much on my Plate
What should have been done…
Being Trapped in a box for 4 months - BLINDERS…
Break each part up into smaller pieces
Build smaller pieces (create a user) – 2 weeks at a time
Have customers test and watch them use it
60. Mistake 2: Too Much on my Plate
What should have been done…
Being Trapped in a box for 4 months - BLINDERS…
Break each part up into smaller pieces
Build smaller pieces (create a user) – 2 weeks at a time
Have customers test and watch them use it
61. What was learned
Build Half a Product, Not a Half-Assed Product
Don’t over do it - KISS
Get more customer feedback and listen
Make products easy to adapt to, not super cool and new
If your mom can use it, you’re in good shape
62. What was learned
Build Half a Product, Not a Half-Assed Product
Don’t over do it - KISS
Get more customer feedback and listen
Make products easy to adapt to, not super cool and new
If your mom can use it, you’re in good shape
63. Where are we now?
Only 4 tabs on top
Larger search area
Larger contact details
Cut out over 9 features
• Easy Emailer
• Contract Creator
• Food menu creator
• Charity Coach
• Reports
• … and more
64. Where are we now?
Everything in a Lightbox
Large text boxes
Limited information
Focus on simple
65. What to do now…
When customers request additional features, break them down
Work on development of additional features
Roll out to 10 customers at a time for beta testing
66. What we need 2011
Looking to hire
• Full time PHP, Zend Framework, Jquery developer
• Technical Copywriter
• 3 Full time sales representatives
67. Now What?
Head to the Bar and grab a beer!
Please talk with Travis after
Thank you Baxley Studios and SandCHI!
80. Qualcomm Services Labs, Inc. Proprietary & Confidential 80
UI optimized for
a small group,
your inner circle
Intentionally
degrades the
more people
you add
92. Designing an App for Special
Education
Lessons learned making ArtikPix
93. ArtikPix was created by Jason
Rinn and Eric Sailers
Jason Rinn: Mobile App Developer
Eric Sailers: Speech Language
Pathologist
94. ArtikPix is designed to help children
with speech sound delays
An adult can also record data
about how successful the
child was
95. The app prompts the child with
words and sentences on flashcards
or in a matching game
The child can record their
speech, and compare it to a
professional recording
96. How did I find design flaws?
1. Check with the experts
2. Test your assumptions
3. Watch the students
101. Why would you ever want to record
while the app is playing sounds?
102. Trying to prevent playback and
record at the same time just kept
causing bugs
I finally had to give up and find a way
to allow playback and recording at
the same time
103. Once I did, students started
recording the app sounds followed
by their speaking
It made it easier for some students to
compare their voices to the
professional one
106. The cause of the problem:
• Most buttons require users to touch
and release inside the button
• Some students don’t have the motor
control to keep their finger steady
107. How did we find the solution?
•The matching game only
reads where the child first
places their finger
109. What’s next?
•Now children do well with the app,
but adults are getting confused
•Adding cool new features, like video
capture
110. Oops, time to design for adults.
•Tutorials in the app
•Improve flow and consistency
of screens
111. Cool New Ideas
•Allow children to watch their mouths
form sound, compare to others
•Automatically write reports needed
for school districts or research