Author Archives: Chris Meyer

Flexible Layouts

June 7, 2012 – 4:53 pm

I’ve been working on converting an iPad-focused app into an app that is compatible with various-sized Android devices. Things were going pretty well until I flipped the Kindle Fire into portrait mode and saw the parts of the app’s interface get squished into submission. I couldn’t use the same technique to create the layout for [...]

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On the Appropriateness of Alternatives

May 21, 2012 – 8:02 pm

As an app developer, I am growing to understand the importance of the learnability of software. Giving a user access to each part of an app at all times is one thing, but what happens when the user has multiple options for navigating to a given page? It’s easy to take the functionality for granted [...]

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