How do you map the flow of a mobile application? Can you provide examples?

I’m currently working on the IA/UX for a mobile application and as I’m mapping it out it doesn’t seem like a traditional site map makes sense nor does a flowchart. Can anyone point me to a good set of symbols that make sense …
Sending a formatted email vs. sending a PDF as attachment

I am working on a site that will have a “send to email” feature for semi-personalized content (think something like a short shopping list). We already will have a print-friendly view of this content available on the site. We …
Common screen resolution?

I’m developing a web application which is quite information heavy. This means that every pixel available in the screen for display helps a lot, to avoid the UI looking too cluttered and to display relevant data.
I was wonder…
Rate vs Like/Dislike

I’m writing a web page that will allow people to rate “objects”. I was thinking of giving users the classical 5 star rating… but then I remembered the like/dislike approach and how YouTube changed from the 5 stars to the li…
Rate vs Like/Dislike

I’m writing a web page that will allow people to rate “objects”. I was thinking of giving users the classical 5 star rating… but then I remembered the like/dislike approach and how YouTube changed from the 5 stars to the li…
Default cursor on mouse over of a button is not a hand pointer

Why is the default cursor an arrow when you hover over an HTML <button>? I always thought that arrows let you select stuff, but hands let you execute an action. Since buttons execute actions, shouldn’t I override the de…
Default cursor on mouse over of a button is not a hand pointer

Why is the default cursor an arrow when you hover over an HTML <button>? I always thought that arrows let you select stuff, but hands let you execute an action. Since buttons execute actions, shouldn’t I override the de…