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June 24, 2009
iPhone Ergonomics and Designing for a Dynamic Form Factor
how should a designer accommodate the various use cases for the iPhone? What cues can we take from Apple? When designing for the iPhone, ergonomic challenges normally encountered during hardware design are often overlooked. The primary interface to the human is through software and this provides direct access to the software designer for precisely defining device interaction. With great power, comes great responsibility. This talk will discuss ergonomic concerns related to the iPhone application design and enumerate the various contexts where applications are typically used.

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