From the open nature of the web to the walled gardens of native apps, there is no one “right” way to design for small screens. Designer Wren Lanier helps us navigate the nuances of mobile design with a discussion about native vs. web. Wren details the differences between the two, and shares tips for deciding when a native app is the best fit vs. when responsive web makes sense. From the context of her experience designing Highrise — the CRM product originally created by 37Signals — she also discusses the unique challenges of both native and web mobile design, as well as overlaps between the two.

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Show Notes:

• Highrise
• Tapworthy: Designing Great iPhone Apps
• Cennyd Bowles on product design vs. website design
• InVision
• There Is No Fold
• Object-Oriented UX
• Heap Analytics
• Inbox
• do u webview?
• Obvious Always Wins
• Hamburger Icon: How These Three Lines Mystify Most People
• The history of flat design: How efficiency and minimalism turned the digital world flat
• Skeuomorph
• Sketch
• CAPPTIVATE.co
• Mobile Patterns
• Pttrns
• Lean UX: Getting Out of the Deliverables Business
• TestFlight Beta Testing
• What Happens When Your 'Jeopardy!' Response Goes Viral
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