Steven Hoober has written books on mobile design patterns and best practices for O’Reilly and Smashing, and is best known for his ongoing research into how people really use touchscreen phones and tablets. Originally a graphic designer, he has been a “web designer,” front end developer, UX coder, information architect, DBA, and human factors engineer, and but has focused on user experience and usability for mobile and multi-channel products since 1999. Steven has designed numerous products in use globally including the first Google mobile search, the first mobile app store, mobile browsers for companies including Samsung, websites like Weather.com and Lowe's home improvement, and apps for companies like Hallmark, US Bank, Cummins and HP.
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Español — Steven es un autor y consultor conocido principalmente por su investigación continua sobre cómo las personas realmente utilizan los teléfonos y tablets. Es autor del libro “Designing Mobile Interfaces: Patterns for Interaction Design”. Ha participado en el diseño de apps para empresas como HP, Weather.com, Hallmark, US Bank y Cummins.
中国人 — Steven Hooober拥有移动设计标准相关的著作，他以研究人们怎样使用触摸屏手机和平板出名。他曾经是DBA和FED组织的改革者，但是从1999年开始，他主要聚焦于手机和多渠道产品的设计。他设计了谷歌的手机搜索、Sprint的第一个移动与应用商店、手机浏览器包括你现在可能正在使用的三星手机浏览器、HP、Weather.com的网站、劳氏家装、手机应用公司如Halmark、美国银行以及康明斯柴油公司等。
Steven在第四移动标准百科上维护一个移动设计和信息开发的知识库，包括O´Reilly出版的书《设计移动界面》上的所有内容。他为UX Matters和UX Magazine杂志定期书写文章，他还参与其他很多的写作和演讲活动。
Polskie — Steven napisał książkę o wzorcach mobilnych projektów i jest najbardziej znany ze swoich ciągłych badań nad tym, jak ludzie naprawdę używają telefonów i tabletów z ekranem dotykowym. Projektuje produkty mobilne i wielokanałowe, m. in. pierwsze Google Mobile Search, pierwszy sklep z aplikacjami mobilnymi (dla Sprint), przeglądarki mobilne, w tym części Samsunga, witryny takie jak Weather.com i Lowe's, oraz aplikacje dla takich firm jak HP, Hallmark, US Bank i Cummins. Steven jest współtwórcą książki O'Reilly Designing Mobile Interfaces oraz publikuje artykuły na stronie 4ourth Mobile Patterns Wiki, a także regularnie pisze dla magazynu UX Matters.
Română — Este autorul cărții Designing Mobile Interfaces: Patterns for Interaction Design și este renumit internațional pentru studiile de Mobile UX pe care le derulează permanent despre cum folosesc utilizatorii, cu adevărat, smartphone-urile și tabletele.
Cu o experiență de 20 de ani în Mobile Usability, Steven este cel care a creat interfața de Search pentru mobil a lui Google, prima aplicație mobilă din lume a unui magazin online (Sprint), browsere pentru mobil și componente din browser-ul folosit astăzi de Samsung pentru propriile device-uri mobile, varianta de mobil a website-ului Weather.com și aplicațiile mobile pentru, HP, US Bank, Hallmark și Cummins.
Geekle UI Global Summit '23 , Vol. 2 — 21 - 22 November 2023 — Online
Fitts’ Law in the Touch Era — 22 November, 4:05 pm GMT — 30 min
Coffee & Content — 16 March 2023, 8 am PT — Online
Designing for Progressive Disclosure (Register to attend for free) — Interview & Discussion
User Experience Professionals Association, New Jersey Chapter — 25 May 2022 — Online
Measuring Success Through Stakeholder Management — Presentation and Panel (Speaker notes and resources)
Geekle UI Global Summit '22 — 10 - 11 February 2022 — Online
1, 2, 3: Rules for Better Mobile Touchscreen Design — 10 February, 10:30 pm GMT — 30 min (YouTube)
Q&A sesson on same, 11:30 pm GMT — 20 min
SmashingConf Live — 21 August 2020 — Online
10:20 am (CT) Day 2, Design Audits
Interaction Design Foundation — 5 August 2020 — Online
How To Prepare For The Future of Mobile UX
UXPA-KC — 6 August 2019 — Kansas City, Missouri
Designing Authentic Experiences, for You and Your Users
SmashingConf Toronto - 25–26 June, 2019 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Authentic Digital Design, by the Numbers — Tuesday, 25 June — 5:10 pm Vimeo
GPeC Summit - 27-28 May, 2019 — National Theatre, Bucharest, Romania
1, 2, 3 for Better Mobile Design (Keynote) - Slideshare - Web Page
Mobile Design Masterclass (Workshop) - Slideshare
2019 Futurewei Device Executive Summit - 10 May, 2019 — Cupertino, California
Designing Authentic Products Download PPT — Download PDF
Mobile Trends for eCommerce 2018 - 13-14 September 2018 — Best Western Premier – Krakow, Poland
1, 2, 3 for Better Mobile Design - 13 September 2018, 9:15 - 9:45 - Slides and Speaker Notes - Slideshare
UX for Mobile with Steven Hoober - All day workshop, 17 February 2017 - Pointworks Academy, Kansas City, Missouri
User Friendly 2016 - 17 - 20 November 2016 - Suzhou, China
Designing Ecosystems, Not Just Apps 17 November 2016, 9am - 12pm - Slideshare - Download PPT
Panel: The Next Big Thing of User eXperience Design 19 November 2016, 1 - 2:30pm
Flatly Authentic Digital Design 19 November 2016, 3 - 6pm - Slideshare - Download PPT - Worksheets - Design Example
UXLink Recruiter Bootcamp - 28 September 2016, Online
Skill, Culture, Method: Understanding how people work, to design a better hiring process
Bestica UX Speaker's Series presents Steven Hoober - 12 July 2016, 11am to 12pm CT - Online
Design for Fingers, Touch and People
Go To Webinar Video May require registration
Fourth Stop on the Experience Makers Tour! - Steven Hoober - 18 May 2016 - The Speak Easy, Indianapolis, Indiana
Design for Fingers, Touch and People, followed by brief UI workshop
UXlink - 12 May 2016 - Online
Flatly Authentic Digital Design
UXPA KC - 5 April 2016 - Level 5, 7301 W 133rd St #301, Overland Park, Kansas
Flatly Authentic Digital Design (Preview of UXlink presentation)
Mobile Day Mexico - 16 March, 2016 - Crowne Plaza Hotel de México, Dakota 95, Col. Nápoles, Ciudad de México.
Design for Fingers, Thumbs, and People - 9 am
UXPA Kansas City - 14 September, 2015 - The Nerdery, Kansas City, Missouri.
STC Technical Communication Summit - 21 - 24 June, 2015 - Columbus, Ohio.
Phones Aren't Flat: Designing for People, Data and Ecosystems - 45 minutes with hands-on work - Slideshare
#stc15
MoDevUX 2015 - 23 - 24 March, 2015 - Arlington, Virginia.
SXSW 2015 - 13 - 17 March, 2015 - Austin, Texas.
Midwest UX - 23-25 October, 2014 - Herron School of Art & Design (well, my sessions are), Indianapolis, Indiana.
That Conference - 11-13 August, 2014 - Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells.
Design for Fingers, Thumbs, and People: Real World Data and Tactics for Designing Touchscreen Interfaces
Also, an OpenSpaces session
UXPA 2014 - 21-24 July - London.
Design for Fingers, Thumbs, and People: Real World Data and Tactics for Designing Touchscreen Interfaces YouTube Slideshare
2014 mLearnCon Conference and Expo - 24-26 June - San Diego, California.
How People Hold and Touch Their Mobile Devices
UXPA-KC - 2 June - VML, Kansas City, Missouri
Preview of UXPA London — How People Really Hold and Touch Their Phones and Tablets YouTube Slideshare
SoCal UX Camp - 31 May CSF, Garden Grove, California.
Design for Fingers, Thumbs & People - How People Really Hold and Touch Their Phones and Tablets YouTube Slideshare
Designing for Ecosystems: The Intersection of Connected Technology & People (Workshop) Slideshare
2014 Interagency Mobile Learning Webinar - 20-22 May - Online
How People Really Hold and Touch (their phones) Slideshare
MoDevUX - 19 May - McLean, Virginia
Workshop - API First: A UX Design ImperativePodcast preview, Slideshare
TechJobsLA - 5 April - Blankspaces DTLA, Los Angeles, California.
Workshop - Physical, Digital, Human: Designing Experiences for Mobile and the Internet of Things Slideshare
IxDA Los Angeles - 4 April - CP+B, Santa Monica, California
How People Really Hold and Touch... their phone YouTube
Developer Week SF 2014 - 18-19 February - San Francisco, California.
Multi-Device Development: Building for Everything (Panel)
Convey UX - 5-7 February - Seattle, Washington.
Tools for Mobile UX Design (90 min Mini-Workshop) Slideshare Video Flickr
How People Really Hold and Touch... their phone (40 min Presentation) Slideshare Video
Mobile Trends Conference - 16-17 January - Krakow, Poland.
Getting Good UX Into Mobile Slideshare
Post-event promo video including quotes from me YouTube
Entrepreneurial User Experience Workshop - 6 & 8 January - Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri.
MoDev East - 12 December - Mclean, Virginia.
Design for Fingers, Thumbs, and People Slideshare
DevLearn - 23-27 October - Mobile Learning Stage, Las Vegas.
Panel: Exploring the Present and Future of Mobile Learning, 10am 23 Oct
Presentation: Mobile Design: Adding Mobile to Your Learning Ecosystem, 11am, 24 Oct Slideshare
eLearning Guild - September Online Forum - 19-20 September - (Online)
How People Really Hold and Touch (their phones) Session Recording
2013 Interagency Mobile Learning Webinar Series - 16-18 July - (Online)
Ask the Mobile Experts: An Interactive Panel Discussion! Video
mLearnCon - 18-20 June - San Jose, California.
Designing UI and UX for Your Learners and Not for the Device (Panel)
Turning Boxes into Ecosystems: Designing for Ecosystems and People Instead of Screens and Pages Slideshare
How People Really Hold and Touch (their phones) Slideshare
MoDevUX - 9-11 May - Mclean, Virginia.
Workshop: Turning Boxes into Ecosystems: Successful multi-channel, multi-platform, multi-user design Slideshare
How People Really Hold and Touch (their phones) Slideshare Video
MMConf - 18-19 April - Krakow, Poland.
The Trouble With All Those Boxes (Slideshare)
Interaction Design BOF Yahoo! (sponsored by BayCHI and IXDA Silicon Valley) - 17 Jan - Sunnyvale, California.
Sketchnotes by Jerome Domurat
Float Mobile Learning Symposium during Techweek 2012 - 25 June - Chicago Merchandise Mart.
D2WC - Designer, Developer, Mobile Workflow - 16-18 May - Mariott Hotel, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri.
MoDevUX - 20 April - Ritz Carlton Hotel, Tysons Corner, Virginia.
Really Using your Device Capabilities Slideshare * Video
User Centered Execution for Mobile UX Designers, an O'Reilly Webcast - 29 Feb.
IXDA Toronto - 23 Feb - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Avoiding the Heuristic Solution, an O'Reilly Webcast 31 Jan.
Kansas City UX Show & Tell - 22 July - Kansas City, Missouri
Float Mobile Learning Symposium - 10 June - Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
Video of presentation in 4 parts
Applying Patterns to Mobile Design, an O'Reilly Webcast - 8 November
MoDevEast - 1 December - Gannett Conference Center, Mclean, Virginia
Cannot recall. Should look it up sometime...
User Centered Design - 2 November - Art Institutes International Kansas City
Mobile Design in :20 Introduction to mobile for designers
Design for Mobile 2010 - September 2010 - Chicago, Illinois
Designing Device Design Deliverables
"Design for Mobile First" Panel with Scott Jenson & Luke Wroblewski
JCCC - 16 November 2009
Ten things web designers need to know before going mobile
November KCDesignCore Meeting - 5 November 2009 - JCCC Reginer Campus
Designing for Mobile Devices
Design for Mobile 2009 - 21 April 2009 - Lawrence, Kansas
Weather Channel Mobile Redesign: After Action Report Slideshare
MobileWidgetCamp - 7 September 2008 - Austin, Texas