Alertbox: Mobile Usability for Cats
Jakob Nielsen <[email protected]> Mon, 1 Apr 2013 08:00:36 +0000
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Feline users require special considerations, including larger tap target z=
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for paws, continual animation, and audible vocalization.
Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for April 1:
* Mobile Usability for Cats: Essential Design Principles for Felines
> http://www.nngroup.com/articles/mobile-usability-cats/
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** Mobile Sites or Apps for Employee Use: Call for Submission
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before December 15, 2013.
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Your mobile enterprise application/website will be showcased in our
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<a href="http://nngroup.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=538d934a891681a5d850bb4e5&id=1290c66388&e=f405d0f72c" style="text-decoration: none;color: #505050;font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #505050;">Summary:</span><br>
Feline users require special considerations, including larger tap target zones for paws, continual animation, and audible vocalization.</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0; font-size:120%; line-height:140%;">
<a href="http://nngroup.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=538d934a891681a5d850bb4e5&id=fa3226eaec&e=f405d0f72c" style="text-decoration: none;color: #505050;font-weight: normal;">Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for April 1: </a><a href="http://nngroup.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=538d934a891681a5d850bb4e5&id=e6350d1db0&e=f405d0f72c" style="text-decoration: none;color: #505050;font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color:#0033aa;"><strong>Mobile Usability for Cats: Essential Design Principles for Felines</strong></span></a></p>
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