If you are doing Flash Mobile development … this book is an absolute must have.

lis186 (who has an awesome blog by the way) posted about it a while back, and I just got my copy.

The concepts in it can be applied across the board (cell, ppc, mp3 players, game consoles, etc). It’s all about mobile usability & design.

Some of the concepts in it are no-brainers … but it’s always good to see stuff down on paper, especially when you have been applying design principles because “all-the-cool-kids” are doing it.

Overall, the book is a pretty decent resource, and I challenge you to find a better mobile specific book.

Here is some info on it:

ISBN: 2-94037-307-8
£19.95
176 pages
300 colour images
230mm x 200mm
Paperback with flaps
October 2005

Chapter 1 Small is Beautiful
Charter 2 The Screen
Chapter 3 Physical Interaction
Chapter 4 Large Structures on Small Screens
Chapter 5 The Network on Small Screens
Chapter 6 Entertainment on Small Screens
Chapter 7 Digital Hieroglyphs: Text and Icons on Small Screens
Chapter 8 Layout and Colour on Small Screens
Chapter 9 Developing Designs for Small Screens

Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear to be on amazon US, or barnes & noble …

But you can get it from amazon.com.uk and it should be available in the APAC region.

Another book that is worth mentioning is called “Flash Design” for Mobile Devices.

Although I believe this book is out of print and a bit “dated” (original Flash PPC days), it has a few useful tips in it … it’s also interesting to see Josh Ulm’s quote on the cover … since he is part of the Adobe User Experience Team now …

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