How People Really Hold and Touch (their phones)

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Despite decades of research and years of us all carrying a touchscreen mobile handset around, there’s a lot of myth, disinformation and half truth about how they work, and how best to design for touch. Steven has evaluated dozens of studies and performed some of his own to find out how your users really grasp their phones, and how to make touch targets that work reliably. Find out how humans interface with touchscreen mobile devices, and how you can apply this information to your designs today. Presented at MoDevUX2013, 10 May 2013 and based on two articles with many references you should probably read also: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/03/common-misconceptions-about-touch.php http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2013/02/how-do-users-really-hold-mobile-devices.php

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How People Really Hold & TouchHow about some data?

@shoobe01 #MoDevUX2013

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What do we know?

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What do we know?

• iPhone is sized for one

hand

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What do we know?

• iPhone is sized for one

hand

• The width of fingers

varies

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What do we know?

• iPhone is sized for one

hand

• The width of fingers

varies

• 44 points is the ideal

target size

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What do we know?

• iPhone is sized for one

hand

• The width of fingers

varies

• 44 points is the ideal

target size

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• Visual targets

• Touch targets

• Interference

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Visual targets must:

• Attract the user's eye.

• Look like actionable

elements.

• Afford the specific action.

• Be trustworthy.

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2.5-inch Phone

3.5–5-inch

Phone

9–10-inch Tablet

Text4 pt

1.4 mm6 pt

2.1 mm8 pt

2.8 mm

IconsF

6 pt2.1 mm

8 pt2.8 mm

10 pt3.5 mm

Minimum Visual Targets:

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44 points

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44 points

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(1 pt = 1/72”)

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Touch Targets:

Minimum17 pt / 6 mm

Preferred23 pt / 8 mm

Maximum43 pt / 15 mm

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Interference:Measured on center

Minimum23 pt / 8 mm

Preferred28 pt / 10 mm

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2.5-inch Phone

3.5–5-inch Phone

9–10-inch Tablet

Text 4 pt / 1.4 mm 6 pt / 2.1 mm 8 pt / 2.8 mm

IconsF 6 pt / 2.1 mm 8 pt / 2.8 mm

10 pt / 3.5 mm

Minimum Visual Targets:

Minimum17 pt / 6mm

Preferred23 pt / 8

mm

Maximum43 pt / 15

mm

Touch Targets:

Minimum23 pt / 8

mm

Preferred28 pt / 10

mm

Interference:Measured on center

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Contact me for consulting, design, to

follow up on this deck, or just to talk:

Steven Hoober

steven@4ourth.com

+1 816 210 0455

@shoobe01

shoobe01 on:

www.4ourth.com

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