This document discusses managing responsive design projects. It emphasizes content strategy, agile development, prototyping, and art direction. It provides tips for these processes, including modeling content before frameworks, avoiding silos, building prototypes instead of static mockups, and testing on different devices and conditions. The overall message is that responsive design requires new thinking from a mobile-first perspective, with a focus on the user experience across various devices and environments.

1. Managing Responsive
Design Projects
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13. Leveraging mobile to increase
Wrestling with a responsive projects
student engagement
Andrew Smyk
HighWeb Ed – Arkansas
July 27, 2012
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16. 1. Content Strategy
2. Agile
3. Prototyping
4. Art Direction
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17. 1. Content Strategy
2. Agile
3. Prototyping
4. Art Direction
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20. Edit content ruthlessly

21. Pro Tip: Document all the Types & Models of Devices You Encounter
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22. Important! Note the Devices of Decision Makers in the Room
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Content Modeling & Strategy
• Content Engagement
• Content Curation
• Rank and Prioritize Content

26. Avoid coding or selecting frameworks
before content modeling

27. Avoid coding or selecting frameworks
before content modeling

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Dynamic Wireframe

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Zombie
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A/B Test Content Models
and early lo-fi Wireframes

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40. 1. Content Strategy
2. Agile
3. Prototyping
4. Art Direction
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50. via Michelle Cryan -@sporkles

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Pro Tip: Avoid Designing and Developing Projects in Silos

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53. 1. Content Strategy
2. Waterfall vs. Agile
3. Prototyping
4. Art Direction
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Prototyping
“Now we can think about users and their
needs as it relates to content.”

55. Look for Pain Points
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57. “Work in Photoshop and Fireworks by all means
(I do). Make static visuals as rich and as detailed
as you want them to be.”
Just don’t set the wrong expectations
by showing them to your clients.
~ Andy Clarke
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58. Logo needs to be “bluer”

59. desktop + +
main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?

60. desktop + +
main internal specialized
tablet
smart phone
shiny & new
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?

61. Logo needs to be “bluer”

62. desktop + +
main internal specialized
tablet
smart phone
shiny & new
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?

63. How blue is our logo?

64. desktop + +
main internal specialized
tablet
smart phone
shiny & new
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?

65. We need to see another design

66. desktop + +
main internal specialized
tablet
smart phone
shiny & new
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
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main internal specialized
variants?
DAYS?

67. Stop Wrestling with Static Mockups
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No Usability Testing

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Lack Interaction

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Don’t Show Transitions

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Lack Fluidity

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Don’t Display Web Fonts

74. In the end, static mock ups are like a dead parrot.

75. “Design consistency is not about pixels.”
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77. “A prototype is worth a thousand words”
Leigh Howells - @leigh
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78. “A prototype is worth a thousand meetings”
Mike Davidson - @mikeindustries
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79. Pro Tip: A Working Prototype can Help Make Decisions Faster

80. Think about the ecosystem, not just the devices:
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83. Use the right tools & technologies
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am I responsive?
ish.
remote preview
Ghostlab (license)
Edge Inspect (CC subscription)

85. 1. Content Strategy
2. Waterfall vs. Agile
3. Prototyping
4. Art Direction
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86. Logo needs to be “bluer”

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Visual inventory, you say…
Responsive style tiles, you say…

93. catalog of assumptions

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Responsive Style Tile

99. User Testing, Tools and TPS Cover Sheets

100. Plan your Interactions and Interface
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenstein/12126948903
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101. Pro Tip: Best Place to Test on Devices? Visit a Mobile Carrier’s Store
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Pro Tip: Build a Device Library

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Plan for gestures and taps
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104. Help users with errors and miss taps

105. Plan for the “Fat Finger”

106. Design for the thumb

107. Pro Tip: A Touch Template helps design Interactions
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108. Test Constantly
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109. Test Under Extreme Conditions or Use Case
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zokuga/5296157798
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110. Test Under Low Connectivity
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicholas_t/2414548729
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119. They share a common infrastructure, but mobile is
NOT the traditional web
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Mobile is a different environment and requires
new thinking and design considerations.
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121. Harness the power of a missile throwing robot
with laser beam eyes on a UNICORN.
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124. 1. Content Strategy
2. Agile
3. Prototyping
4. Art Direction
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Questions?

126. Thank you!

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