Sean Austin conducted research on July 22nd, 2011 into user interface design. He found more information than expected and validated the need for a concise resource for developers. He identified several relevant books and began developing a weather application prototype for Android 1.6+ to explore design decisions and gain user feedback. His next steps were to refine the prototype's user interface, add GPS functionality, and launch it on the Android Marketplace.

1. RCOS User Interface Reseaarch
Sean Austin
July 22nd 2011
Friday, July 22, 11

2. Recap
Research User Interface / Experience / Interaction
Bring a concise, open-source resource for developers
Translate lessons into code
Friday, July 22, 11

3. Progress - Research
Found more information on interfaces than I could
handle
Validated thoughts on needing concise resource
Found books are more relevant and useful than
research papers (not initial assumption)
Friday, July 22, 11

4. Progress - Resource
Updated Web Resources / Communities (Core77.com,
Norman’s site)
Books -- Designing Interactions, Designing with the
Mind in Mind, Don’t Make Me Think, The Inmates Run
the Asylum, Living with Complexity
Moggridge (First Laptop), Johnson (PhD, Java), Krug
(Apple, AOL, etc.), Cooper (VB), Norman (Apple, HP,
etc.)
Friday, July 22, 11

5. Progress - Development
Weather Application for Android 1.6+
Design decision to reduce usage on new APIs so over
99% of Android users have compatibility
Prototype created
Friday, July 22, 11

6. Progress - Prototype
Core Functionality
Implemented
Google API
Working for 1.6+
Friday, July 22, 11

7. Progress - Next Steps
Streamline UI per
Prototype Spec
GPS
Soft Launch on
Android Marketplace
for User feedback
Refinement of Blog/
Resources
Friday, July 22, 11