Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone (Paperback)

by Christian Lindholm (Author), Turkka Keinonen (Author) "In the relatively brief lifetime of the mobile phone, two major technological trends have taken hold: (1) devices trend toward miniaturization and (2) applications, features,..." (more)
Key Phrases: mobile user interfaces, user interface style, interface styles, New York, United States, Mobile Summit (more...)

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Product Description
When it comes to delivering product design innovations to mobile device users, Nokia is the yardstick by which all others are judged. Now the process and working methods that have enabled Nokia to revolutionize usability are fully explained for the first time in this beautiful, four-color book. Written with insight by two veterans of Nokia's design triumphs (co-author Christian Lindholm was featured in the August 2002 issue of Business 2.0 magazine)this one-of-a-kind reference vividly delivers:

* The complete design process, from concept creation to product testing * The future of small interfaces * Usability engineering in practice in the mobile environment * The elements of a Nokia User Interface * First person accounts of the product development cycle

Learn the processes that helped Nokia develop the world's most desirable handheld

From the Back Cover
Dozens of informative, full-color illustrations!

Understand Nokia's user interfaces and the philosophy behind them.

When it comes to delivering product design innovations to mobile device users, Nokia is the company against which all others are judged. Now, the philosophies and working methods by which Nokia revolutionized product usability are explained for the first time in Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone.

Written with great insight by Nokia experts, this book offers clear and practical guidance on how to provide maximum usability to end-users, including first-hand coverage of:

* The elements of a Nokia user interface
* The Nokia design philosophy, from concept creation to product testing
* The future of small interfaces
* User interface styles
* Six mobile messages
* Usability engineering in practice in the mobile environment
* And much, much more!

Plus, the book features a wealth of vivid illustrations, all constructed to help you incorporate new ideas and concepts into your work. With Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone, you can deliver to your users the wide range of benefits mobile technology has for so long been promising.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (June 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071385142
• ISBN-13: 978-0071385145
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #826,243 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great information, August 5, 2003

By	Oliver Völckers (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There is not much literature in the area of mobile user interface design. This book is not written completely by Christian Lindholm and Turkka Keinonen, though; this book has several authors from Nokia.

It is an exciting and good-looking book on the history and background of the extremely successful Nokia mobile phone design. It is very down-to-earth and visionary at the same time.

If you work in the area of user interface design for mobile devices, this is a must-read. There are many new ideas in this book and I learnt much from it.

4 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply practical!, September 15, 2003

By	0x070b "rc" (CALLAO, CALLAO Peru) - See all my reviews

The form like Nokia expose their innovations, the form so simple of attracting the reader the simplicity of their designs makes of this book of necessary utility to understand the reasons for which the cellular telephony will dominate and it will be imposed in the short term market.