New Smashing Book: “Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces”

Meet “Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces”, our brand-new guide on designing for mobile. Written by Steven Hoober. Design for the way people really use their mobile devices. [Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces]( • [View in the browser]( 💨 [Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces by Steven Hoober]( Dear Friends, Meet [“Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces”]( our brand-new Smashing Book on designing for mobile with proven, universal, human-centric guidelines. 400 pages, jam-packed with in-depth user research and guidelines you can apply immediately. Shipping starts early January 2022. [Jump to the details →]( [Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces cover]( $35 $44 [Jump to the details →]( Everything about touch and designing for mobile. [Print shipping in early January](. --------------------------------------------------------------- About The Book Mobile and touch are universal these days, but there is a lot of myths, bias, and out-of-date information on how touchscreens are used. Our shiny new book Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces is here to change that. [Jump to the details →]( The 400 pages explain actual usability research on hardware, people, interactions, and environments. Steven Hoober has studied it all: how people really touch and hold phones and tablets. Steven have seein it over 20 years of designing products for mobile phones, tablets, kiosks, and computers. [Check the PDF preview.]( (3MB). [The illustration for the book, on a green background, with a Smashing Cat peeking behind the book.]( [A preview of the inner layout.]( Meet [“Touch Design for Mobile Interfaces”]( with everything you need to know to design better mobile products. Written by Steven Hoober. You’ll learn: - How touch intersects with human behavior and impacts your design work. - How people actually hold and touch. - How your designs can take into account the ways people adapt their touch to perform different actions. - How to overcome problems of visibility and interactivity. - How to avoid catastrophes with rage taps. - How to consider likely problems when planning the design of your app or website. - How to design UIs that attract the eye, afford action, and inspire confidence. - How to create well-organized, usable templates for touchscreen design. - The pros and cons of some of the most important page design elements (e.g., menus, lists, floating bars, tabs). [A lovely thank-you note from the Smashing Cat, peeking behind the book.]( [Get the book]( PDF, ePUB, Kindle available. Print shipping in early January. [Get the book](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Thank You! As always, Smashing Members ($5 and $9 tiers) get the eBook for free, with a friendly discount for the printed copy. We are always happy to [welcome you to our friendly Smashing Family](. Meow! ;-) A sincere thank you for your kind, ongoing support, patience and generosity — for being smashing! Vitaly and The Smashing Family Email: [help@smashingmagazine.com](mailto:help@smashingmagazine.com?subject=Problem%20with%20email%20newsletter...) []( Such emails are sent out at most once a month. Your data is always safe, and your support really helps us pay the bills. ❤️ [unsubscribe]( • [update preferences]( • [view in your browser](