(Book Review) Mobile Pattern Design Gallery, 2nd Edition

Overview

Review Published: September, 2017.

From UX design expert and author, Theresa Neil, comes a comprehensive encyclopedia of design patterns for mobile apps.

Including examples of everything from navigation, forms, search, and much more, this is an exhaustively comprehensive reference for all things pertaining to user-interface (UI) design.

Rating:

4.5 / 5

Four and a half out of five.

(Incredible Content Quality, Presentation is Clear)

What does this score mean?

Difficulty:

Intermediate (Some knowledge of user-interface best-practices is beneficial).

Length:

404 pages.

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What's Good

  • Great content & well explained; every major type of interaction for a mobile app is covered in a quickly accessible way with lots of examples, and goes into detail regarding the rationale behind each type of UI design pattern.
  • Some additional resources; in addtion to being comprehensively indexed, there are a handful of resources you can use to augment this book.
  • Great for quick reference & deeper dives; the content is presented in digestible chunks for easy reference, or you can read about a general set of design patterns as a whole.

What Can Be Improved

  • Due for an update; while this is undoubtedly THE reference for mobile app UI design, it would be nice to see an updated edition that explores the changes in this field (i.e. UI for wearables would be a great area to explore in a 3rd edition).

The Bottom Line

  • If you work with apps, you need this book; virtually every type of interaction needed in a mobile app is covered here, and this streamlines the learning process incredibly well.
  • Essential reference for UX/UI designers of all levels; this book is an essential resources for beginners, and a great reference for any UX designer that is more advanced.
  • A great value for the money; the amount of knowledge and expertise that went into showcasing and explaining the principles in this book is a steal for the price (around $35).

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