The experience of our primary mobile screen being a bank of app icons that lead to independent destinations is dying. And that changes everything.
How we experience content via connected devices – laptops, phones, tablets, wearables – is undergoing a dramatic change. The idea of an app as an independent destination is becoming less important, and the idea of an app as a publishing tool, with related notifications that contain content and actions, is becoming more important. This will change what we design, and change our product strategy
.NO MORE SCREENS FULL OF APP ICONS
This is such a paradigm shift it requires plenty of explaining. Whilst it may not transpire exactly as I’m about to describe, there is no doubt what we have today — screens of apps — is going to dramatically change. Bear with me as I run through the context....
Your smartphone's home page could look very different in the near future. Very thoughtful post sketches out the changing face of apps, how they function, the ways we will use them and what they will look like in the future. Recommended reading. 10/10