First world observation….

Designing to 3 screen sizes is a popular theme (phone, tablet, PC). How about designing to 3 different devices being used at the same time and in different ways?

In example, I have found myself 3 times in the last 24 hours using 3-4 screens attached to different devices/OS’s at the same time for different purposes.

Situation 1:  FaceTiming on our iPad mini, while searching for event tickets on my laptop, and talking to someone on the phone.

Situation 2: Watching a show streaming from Amazon on our big screen, while sitting on the couch playing solitaire on the iPad, and texting on my windows phone. I look over to the husband who is on both his iPhone and Nexus pad at the same time as well. Yes, we are a privileged and OS blended family ;o)

Situation 3: Skyping on my laptop, while emailing on the iPad and pressing ignore on an incoming call.

Chaos much?

Makes me think of a favorite quote, “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity”- Simone Weil