“It’s worth repeating that you should not design your software to be consistent across devices. You should design your software to be consistent with the device it runs on. Your users are unlikely to use your software on many different handsets. When your software runs on an old Sony Ericsson phone, it should use the hardware Back key down to the left. When it runs on a Nokia Series 40 it should use the softkey back to the right.”
Link: Muscle memory (sender11.typepad.com)
Related:
- Four mobile myths
- Fitt’s Law for mobile devices
- Spatial music UI concept
- Fonts for mobile prototyping
- Screen size survey
Tags: buttons, commands, consistency, controls, devices, mobile, placement, standards, ui, userinterface
