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SMART DES IGN FOR SMART TECHNOLOGY
UI/UX DESIGN FOR THE WEARABLES
U I / U X D E S I G N I N G
TAKING DESIGN TO A COMPLETELY NEW PEDESTAL
UI/UX DESIGN OF WEARABLES
• A matured discipline today• An interesting fusion of Materials & creative
technology
• Virtual Reality
• Augmented Reality
• Electronics
• Human Intelligence
• Biometrics
PRODUCTS LAUNCHED OR PROTOTYPES PROPOSED
• Android
• Smart Watches
• Apple
• Apple Watch
• Mondaine
• Smart Watch with analogue face
• Sony
• An Augmented Reality eyewear SmartEyeGlass
PRODUCTS LAUNCHED OR PROTOTYPES PROPOSED
• Google Glass, withdraws sales temporarily to improvise
• Montblanc
• Smart band with its analogue watch straps
• Apple
• Wins patent approval for wireless virtuality
A UNIQUE USER EXPERIENCE
CHALLENGES
• Requires designing for amazing user experience
• Should be appealing and minimalistic
• Features need to be blended in
• Vibration
• Voice Controls
• Connectivity
USER INTERFACE & GESTURES
• Interactions are made quite simple
• Older gestures
• Pinch
• Swipe
• Tap
• Newer gestures
• Force Touch
• Taptic Technology
• Smart notifications based on human senses as screen space
is less
DISPLAY RESTRICTIONS
• A single small display cluttered up with smaller
visuals
• UIs can be swipable multiple screens
• Wearables become accessories of larger devices
• Phones
• Tablets
NEED OF A HARMONIOUS UI/UX
• Since the UX migrates from one device to another the UIs should be harmonious with each other
• Consistency across devices • Colors• Elements• Gestures
• Allow seamless switching between• Wearables • Smart Phones • Tablets
ACTION BASED UI & UX
• The User would definitely be moving while using them
• UI and UX design should be actions based
• The user could be cycling, running, walking or even driving while the UX unfolds
• Audio based inputs and outputs more suitable
ENVIRONMENT OF THE USER
• Notifications and alerts need to be a bit different for a wearable
• Since the user is constantly on the move, he could be in an extremely noisy surroundings or in a silent zone
• It makes more sense to have personal notifications like • Tap• Vibrate• Buzz
REVOLUTIONIZING WHAT WE WEAR
• Smart Watches • Contact Lenses • Eyewear • Fitness Bands
CHANGING LIFESTYLES WITH WEARABLES
• Wearables are used as• Activity Trackers• Guides• Diabetic Monitors • Music controls • QR code scanners• Augmenters of Vision
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