CS547 Human-Computer Interaction Seminar  (Seminar on People, Computers, and Design)

Fridays 12:50-2:05 · Gates B01 · Open to the public
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Scott Jenson · Google
Why Phones are not Computers
February 23, 2007

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This talk will give a brief history of the mobile phone: how it grew and blossomed as a communicator but has badly stumbled with the advent of data services. The solution is to deeply understand the pros/cons of phone capabilities and create new services that are not "scaled down web designs."



Scott Jenson is the lead mobile UI designer for Google. Before joining Google he ran an independent design consultancy, after having worked in the Apple Human Interface Group and Newton Project, and serving as director of the Symbian Design Lab.