Mobile Design UK

Mobile apps vs Mobile web… you’ve no doubt got your point of view, bring it along and join in the discussion on the constraints and benefits of each.

Over the course of the evening we’d like to look at what makes a successful app in terms of desirability, feasibility and viability, and are thrilled to have Mark Curtis, Jason Fields and [TBC] present their views on the topic.

Mark Curtis
www.flirtomatic.com
www.handmademobile.com

Mark is co-founder and CEO of Handmade Mobile, the company behind Flirtomatic, whose mission is to reinvent dating as entertainment for the mobile generation. Flirtomatic has over 2m users and a ground breaking and successful approach to making money on the mobile internet.

He is also a co-founder and board director of Fjord, the digital innovation company headquartered in London and with offices in 4 countries. In 2005 he wrote “Distraction – Being Human in the Digital Age” (Futuretext) about the effects and direction of digital media on society.

He previously co-founded CHBi which became Razorfish London in 1998 and has been working in digital media since 1993. His background before this was marketing.

He has five children and likes running, cycling, food, wine, mountains – not always together.

Jason Fields
http://app.itize.us

Jason is a user experience designer and strategist having spent more than 15 years in the online and mobile web space. Originally from Los Angeles, then San Francisco he currently lives in London with his wife and son and works for the BBC as a UX&D department head. In his spare time he writes the design focused iPhone app review blog app.itize.us, a curated presentation of the best designed iPhone apps available.

We have asked Mark, Jason and [TBC] to reflect on their own experiences and industry case-studies to help explore the following questions:

• What’s the value in having a native app vs a web app?
• How can design help to improve the desirability, feasibility or viability of an application?
• What’s the return on investment for the brand, the end-user and the developer?
• Who is making money, getting traffic and traction?
• Which is a better channel to get your message across?

Once again we’d like to thank Forum Nokia for their generous support of Mobile Design UK. We’re booked back into the Tavern Room at RSA (on John Adam Street) on Monday April 19th, 2010, and as usual the doors open at 6:30 with presentations kicking off at 7:00pm.

Tavern Room @ RSA House
8 John Adam Street, London
Monday April 19th, doors open 6:30pm
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