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Designing Multi-Device
Experiences
An Ecosystem Approach to User
Experiences Across Devices
Michal Levin
Designing Multi-Device Experiences
by Michal Levin
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Preface .................................................vii
Multi-Device Design Today ............................vii
Why I Wrote This Book ...............................viii
Who Should Read This Book .......................... ix
How This Book Is Organized .......................... ix
Online Resources ...................................... xi
Conventions Used in This Book .......................xii
Comments and Questions .............................xii
Safari
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Books Online .................................xiii
Acknowledgments ....................................xiii
Chapter 1 An Ecosystem of Connected Devices ...................1
The Concept of an Ecosystem ..........................2
The 3Cs Framework: Consistent, Continuous,
and Complementary ...................................4
Single-Device Design Is History (Don’t I Know It!) ....8
It’s an Ecosystem! ......................................18
Summary ..............................................19
Chapter 2 The Consistent Design Approach .....................21
What Is Consistent Design? ...........................22
Consistency in Minimalist Interfaces:
Google Search .........................................32
Progressive Disclosure in Consistent Design: Trulia ..38
Beyond Device Accessibility: Hulu Plus ...............45
Devices Are the Means, Not the End ..................48
Summary ..............................................50
