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T H AT ’ S O N E T O O M A N Y ! • Smartphones aren’t a novelty anymore • There are too many apps • There are too many developers! 

— T H AT G U Y W E A L L K N O W “It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” 

S O N O W W H AT ? • Solve an actual problem • Don’t follow the herd • Think out of the box • Think inside the box 

Time for some examples! 

W H AT S A P P & FA C E B O O K M E S S E N G E R Don’t ask the user to repeat, if it is your application’s mistake. 

A W E AT H E R A P P The obvious way is not the only way. 

M E S S A G I N G ( S T O C K A N D R O I D ) The obvious way is sometimes the correct way. 

Pratul Kalia @lut4rp uncommon www.uncommon.is Thank you!