Designing for Different Generations

My example for designing for different generations has to deal with touch screen devices. Everything used to need a physical press down on a button or switch. But with touch screens it's a virtual touch. Touch screen technology has made its way into a lot of different devices ranging from cell phones to car stereos. A majority of the cell phones available on the market today are touch screen with the exception of BlackBerry's which target an older audience.

Touch screen technology has been a big hit with the younger audience. This has altered the way cell phone makers design their phones. They aim them at the majority of cell phone users which are the younger audience, and they like the touch screens. Going from a touch screen phone to a physical keyboard phone makes texting seem like it is a lot more work to accomplish rather than just gliding across the screen with your finger tips.

This also shows a demand from the younger audience to make things easier and easier. Texting and zooming in on web pages on a touch screen cell phone is a lot easier than doing it on one that only has a keyboard and no incorporation of a touch screen.