Small Screen Navigation: BD Conf: Nashville, 2014

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@bencallahan SMALL SCREEN  NAVIGATION

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The Maze

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amazon.com

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amazon.com

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amazon.com

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amazon.com

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amazon.com

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amazon.com

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Congratulations! In celebration of all your hard work and discipline, as a reward for all the risk you’ve taken to reach this point, we’re quite pleased to present you with…YOUR CONTENT! ! Keep up the good work! ! ~ The Management

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A Taxonomy ‣ Trigger Indicators ‣ Reveal Patterns ! ‣ Interaction Indicators ‣ Interaction Patterns

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Trigger Indicators

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What is a Trigger?

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Trigger Indicators ‣ Words ‣ menu, main menu ‣ nav, navigation ‣ site specific  (sections, topics,  products, etc.) ‣ Icons ‣ plus ‣ hamburger ‣ arrows ‣ “x”

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TRIGGER INDICATORS Words

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TRIGGER INDICATORS Icons Plus Hamburger Down Arrow

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TRIGGER INDICATORS Other & Combinations

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Trigger Indicators ‣ Words ‣ menu, main menu ‣ nav, navigation ‣ site specific  (sections, topics,  products, etc.) ‣ Icons ‣ plus ‣ hamburger ‣ arrows ‣ “x”

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Reveal Patterns

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Reveal Patterns ‣ Always Available ‣ Anchor to Footer ‣ Select Element ‣ Make Room ‣ Cover Up ‣ Off Canvas ‣ Priority + ‣ Full Screen Takeover

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REVEAL PATTERNS: ALWAYS AVAILABLE

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REVEAL PATTERNS: ANCHOR TO FOOTER

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REVEAL PATTERNS: SELECT ELEMENT

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iOS 7 REVEAL PATTERNS: SELECT ELEMENT

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REVEAL PATTERNS: SELECT ELEMENT Chrome on OS X

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REVEAL PATTERNS: MAKE ROOM

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REVEAL PATTERNS: COVER UP

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REVEAL PATTERNS: OFF CANVAS

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REVEAL PATTERNS: PRIORITY +

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REVEAL PATTERNS: FULL SCREEN TAKEOVER

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Reveal Patterns ‣ Always Available ‣ Anchor to Footer ‣ Select Element ‣ Make Room ‣ Cover Up ‣ Off Canvas ‣ Priority + ‣ Full Screen Takeover

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Interaction Indicators

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INTERACTION INDICATORS Icons

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Interaction Indicators ‣ Icons ‣ plus ‣ dash ‣ “x” ‣ various arrows

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Interaction Patterns

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Interaction Patterns ‣ List ‣ Accordion ‣ Paging

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INTERACTION PATTERNS: LIST

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INTERACTION PATTERNS: ACCORDION

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INTERACTION PATTERNS: PAGING

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INTERACTION PATTERNS: PAGING

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Interaction Patterns ‣ List ‣ Accordion ‣ Paging

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A Taxonomy ‣ Trigger Indicators ‣ Reveal Patterns ! ‣ Interaction Indicators ‣ Interaction Patterns

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So, what can we learn from all of this?

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Content

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Content

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Content First

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Make sure you’re building the right navigation

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Complex Architecture

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Complex Architecture

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Priority

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Priority

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Priority

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Focus

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Focus

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Behavior

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Multi Open

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Single Open

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Single Open

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Auto Scroll

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JavaScript

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Strive for a single DOM

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mediaCheck, by @robtarr

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Fallbacks are worth it

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Off Canvas with no-js

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Usability

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Most users don’t expect the trigger

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Can you navigate your site, without the navigation?

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Teach Use

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Familiarity breeds usability

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Familiarity breeds usability

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Collaborate

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I cannot do timeless  work on my own

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You cannot do timeless  work on your own

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Our Teams  Our Clients  Our Users   Timeless Work +

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Design without testing is guesswork You & Your Client You & Your Users

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You & your client working without  your users is guesswork Design without testing is guesswork

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Put your work in front of real users

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@bencallahan THANKS! Thanks to Ryann Pierce and Jeremy Loyd for help with the wireframes used in this presentation.