New ways of seeing mobile interface design for baby boomers
New Ways… project redesigns the mobile interface for the pre-mobile generation.
Born around the middle of the twentieth century, baby boomers are an age group distanced from today’s tech-immersed youth. By using gestures that replicate everyday physical actions, New Ways… allows users to apply their existing knowledge and behaviour to the operation of a smartphone. In addition, the interface replaces multi-step interactions with a friendlier single-step interaction - A to B, instead of A to B via C and D. By reducing the learning curve, New Ways… also reduces intimidation, making new technology accessible to all generations.
New ways of seeing mobile interface design for baby boomers
New Ways… project redesigns the mobile interface for the pre-mobile generation.
Born around the middle of the twentieth century, baby boomers are an age group distanced from today’s tech-immersed youth. By using gestures that replicate everyday physical actions, New Ways… allows users to apply their existing knowledge and behaviour to the operation of a smartphone. In addition, the interface replaces multi-step interactions with a friendlier single-step interaction - A to B, instead of A to B via C and D. By reducing the learning curve, New Ways… also reduces intimidation, making new technology accessible to all generations.
About the
Designers
Xin Yuan Lim
Designer by day, baker by night - Xinyuan is a dream chaser. She worked as a UI/UX design intern in San Francisco for more than a year and enjoys improving user experiences on mobile platforms. She finds pushing pixels as therapeutic as folding layers of croissant dough. Currently, Xin Yuan is working as an interaction design at Fjord Singapore.
UNIVERSITY
National University of Singapore
COURSE
Industrial Design
CATEGORY & YEAR
Empower, 2017
About the Designer
Xin Yuan Lim
Designer by day, baker by night – Xinyuan is a dream chaser. She worked as a UI/UX design intern in San Francisco for more than a year and enjoys improving user experiences on mobile platforms. She finds pushing pixels as therapeutic as folding layers of croissant dough. Currently, Xin Yuan is working as an interaction design at Fjord Singapore.
UNIVERSITY
National University of Singapore
COURSE
Industrial Design
CATEGORY & YEAR
Empower, 2017
