UX Design Based on the Directional Nature of Smart-Phones

Abstract

Recently, the internet access rates via mobile devices exceeded those via PCs, and in particular, smart-phones are most commonly utilized in this area especially for data and information searching. This study is to examine UX design patterns depending on touch gestures on smart-phones for mobile web service. Mobile Recently, the internet access rates via mobile devices exceeded those via PCs, and in particular, smart-phones are most commonly utilized in this area especially for data and information searching. This study is to examine UX design patterns depending on touch gestures on smart-phones for mobile web service. Mobile UI design patterns are divided mainly to navigation for information management and screen movement, forms for entering texts and optional functions, tables for contents display, searching, invitation for functional control and attention, and feedbacks to handle responses depending on the situations. Characteristics of mobile web service include personalization, ubiquity, differentiation, and district-based nature. Due to the small screen environment, the information structure is different from that of PC web service. In addition, the screen transition through touch gestures is directional and thus involves certain UX design patterns. As for user experiences regarding touch gestures on a smart-phone, directional motions such as horizontal or vertical movements were more frequent than zoon-in/out and rotation, and such motions were often combined for navigation and invitation functions. Dragging was directional both horizontally and vertically while scrolling was directional basically vertically. Flick and swiping are two major touch gestures directional horizontally, and they are most frequently used for page transition in contents searching.