Originally Published on UXMatters.com May 3, 2010 ⇒
In Part I of “Design Patterns for Mobile Faceted Search,” I looked at the challenges and opportunities of mobile faceted search. To address the well-known challenge of limited screen real estate on mobile devices, I covered the Four Corners, Modal Overlay, Watermark, and Full-Page Refinement Options [...]
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Design Patterns for Mobile Faceted Search: Part II
Design Patterns for Mobile Faceted Search: Part I
Originally Published on UXMatters.com April 5, 2010 ⇒
In my previous Search Matters column, “Mobile Finding: Turning Limitations into Opportunity,” I discussed how mobile search user experiences differ from those on the Web. In this and my next column, I’ll look specifically at the challenges and opportunities of mobile faceted search. This column [...]
Designing Mobile Search: Turning Limitations into Opportunities
Originally Published on UXmatters.com March 8, 2010 ⇒
Thinking of porting your Web finding experience to iPhone, Android, or Windows Mobile? Just forget about the fact that these devices are basically full-featured computers with tiny screens. Having gone through this design exercise a few times, I have realized that designing a great mobile finding experience [...]
Designed Lobby and Profile for Grockit On-line Collaborative Learning
Client: Grockit.com »
Product: Grockit On-line Collaborative Learning Web App
Problem: Grockit needed to expose their collaborative learning functionality and quickly convey the main value proposition to new visitors.
Solution: Devised a key mission-critical innovation: the new mode of educational play consisting of “study rooms”. Designed IA, lobby, game scheduling and member profile page to reflect the dynamic [...]
Designed Thirsty Pocket iPhone App
Client: Thirsty Pocket Labs »
Product: Thirsty Pocket iPhone Neighborhood e-Commerce App
Problem: Thirsty Pocket needed a compelling, intuitive selling flow and GPS-based local finding UI that was easy to use.
Solution: Designed the entire application from the ground up. Deliver the “fastest and easiest selling flow anywhere, on any device” using a built-in iPhone camera. Use GPS [...]
Helped design eBay’s Social Network, My World
Client: eBay.com
Product: My World – eBay’s Social Network
Problem: eBay is the world’s largest e-commerce social network, yet members had no way to showcase their profile or participate in social networking activities outside commerce.
Solution: Partner with eBay members to understand their social networking goals and what kind of social networking features they might find compelling.
Services: participatory [...]
Designed Holistic Vehicle Selling Flow for eBay Motors
Client: eBay Motors
Product: Sell Your Vehicle Workflow
Problem: eBay Motors wanted to improve conversion and decrease drop off during the vehicle selling flow.
Solution: Conduct field studies to understand existing vehicle selling issues. Approach the design problem holistically, considering both on- and off-line tasks. Redesign the product from the ground-up while keeping within limited project scope.
Services: field [...]
Research and Design for eBay Customer-Centric Homepage
Client: eBay.com
Product: Customer-Centric Homepage
Problem: Redesign the eBay Homepage to reflect member-specific content and categories of items available on eBay in a flexible, compelling way that meets the needs of a wide variety of international and domestic audiences.
Solution: Partner with eBay members and new customers to understand what kind of information they find useful and compelling. [...]
Redesigned eBay’s New Member Registration Flow
Client: eBay.com
Product: New Member Registration Flow
Problem: Improve completion rates and decrease drop-off during the Select Username step most new members found difficult.
Solution: Design the automated AJAX workflow that performs username lookup. Redesign the suggestion algorithm. Design an adaptive system that suggests various options to find the right username until the customer succeeds.
Services: wireframing, concept sketching, [...]