{"id":943,"date":"2014-04-17T16:18:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T23:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive-dev01\/?p=943"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:27:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T00:27:18","slug":"matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/","title":{"rendered":"Matias Duarte’s “Mobile is Dead” Emphasizes Designing for PDIs"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a video interview with Josh Topolsky for The Verge, Matias Duarte, Head of Design at Android, and formerly of webOS fame, said, “Mobile is dead.” <\/p>\n

…Duarte\u2019s point is that in an age in which users seamlessly transition from one screen size to another during their day, the idea that designers should consider mobile as a distinct category is outdated.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via Matias Duarte, Head of Android Design on the Death of Mobile \u2014 Our blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’ve been a number of articles recently that resonate with this idea, and the core of it is the need for design to be more user-focused than ever, but with the expanded vision of their activities and experiences being distributed throughout their lives, days, devices, and environments.<\/p>\n

That’s the idea behind my “Personal Digital Infrastructures (PDIs)”—which I first mentioned in User Experience of Ecosystems<\/a>—and, with the forthcoming mainstreaming of wearables and The Internet of Things, it’s an idea that will only become more important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a video interview with Josh Topolsky for The Verge, Matias Duarte, Head of Design at Android, and formerly of webOS fame, said, “Mobile is dead.” …Duarte\u2019s point is that in an age in which users seamlessly transition from one screen size to another during their day, the idea that\u2026<\/p>\n

Continue reading<\/span><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,1,5],"tags":[7,10,13,15,18,21,23,38,27,28],"class_list":["post-943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary","category-uncategorized","category-visions","tag-android","tag-connected-devices","tag-ecosystems","tag-ios","tag-mobile-os","tag-personal-digital-infrastructure-pdi","tag-smartphones","tag-wearables","tag-webos","tag-windows-phone"],"yoast_head":"\nMatias Duarte's "Mobile is Dead" Emphasizes Designing for PDIs - Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matias Duarte's "Mobile is Dead" Emphasizes Designing for PDIs - Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a video interview with Josh Topolsky for The Verge, Matias Duarte, Head of Design at Android, and formerly of webOS fame, said, “Mobile is dead.” …Duarte\u2019s point is that in an age in which users seamlessly transition from one screen size to another during their day, the idea that\u2026 Continue reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-04-17T23:18:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-18T00:27:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Edwin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Edwin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Edwin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dc0be33fd1045e4f69049e8c78826721\"},\"headline\":\"Matias Duarte’s “Mobile is Dead” Emphasizes Designing for PDIs\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-17T23:18:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-18T00:27:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":174,\"commentCount\":0,\"keywords\":[\"Android\",\"connected devices\",\"ecosystems\",\"iOS\",\"mobile OS\",\"Personal Digital Infrastructure (PDI)\",\"smartphones\",\"wearables\",\"webOS\",\"Windows Phone\"],\"articleSection\":{\"0\":\"Commentary\",\"2\":\"Visions\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/\",\"name\":\"Matias Duarte's \\\"Mobile is Dead\\\" Emphasizes Designing for PDIs - Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-04-17T23:18:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-18T00:27:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dc0be33fd1045e4f69049e8c78826721\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Matias Duarte’s “Mobile is Dead” Emphasizes Designing for PDIs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/\",\"name\":\"Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived\",\"description\":\"Seeing the world through UX-colored glasses\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dc0be33fd1045e4f69049e8c78826721\",\"name\":\"Edwin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f1505c9437237a4cc3bb28edf1e78dba375cd2086b14f4465431fac951c14ae5?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f1505c9437237a4cc3bb28edf1e78dba375cd2086b14f4465431fac951c14ae5?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f1505c9437237a4cc3bb28edf1e78dba375cd2086b14f4465431fac951c14ae5?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Edwin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/edwinli.com\\\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\\\/author\\\/edwin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Matias Duarte's \"Mobile is Dead\" Emphasizes Designing for PDIs - Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Matias Duarte's \"Mobile is Dead\" Emphasizes Designing for PDIs - Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived","og_description":"In a video interview with Josh Topolsky for The Verge, Matias Duarte, Head of Design at Android, and formerly of webOS fame, said, “Mobile is dead.” …Duarte\u2019s point is that in an age in which users seamlessly transition from one screen size to another during their day, the idea that\u2026 Continue reading","og_url":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/","og_site_name":"Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived","article_published_time":"2014-04-17T23:18:51+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-01-18T00:27:18+00:00","author":"Edwin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Edwin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/"},"author":{"name":"Edwin","@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/#\/schema\/person\/dc0be33fd1045e4f69049e8c78826721"},"headline":"Matias Duarte’s “Mobile is Dead” Emphasizes Designing for PDIs","datePublished":"2014-04-17T23:18:51+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-18T00:27:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/"},"wordCount":174,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["Android","connected devices","ecosystems","iOS","mobile OS","Personal Digital Infrastructure (PDI)","smartphones","wearables","webOS","Windows Phone"],"articleSection":{"0":"Commentary","2":"Visions"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/","url":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/","name":"Matias Duarte's \"Mobile is Dead\" Emphasizes Designing for PDIs - Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-04-17T23:18:51+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-18T00:27:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/#\/schema\/person\/dc0be33fd1045e4f69049e8c78826721"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/matias-duartes-mobile-is-dead-emphasizes-designing-for-pdis\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Matias Duarte’s “Mobile is Dead” Emphasizes Designing for PDIs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/#website","url":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/","name":"Edwin Li, UX Designer - Archived","description":"Seeing the world through UX-colored glasses","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/#\/schema\/person\/dc0be33fd1045e4f69049e8c78826721","name":"Edwin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f1505c9437237a4cc3bb28edf1e78dba375cd2086b14f4465431fac951c14ae5?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f1505c9437237a4cc3bb28edf1e78dba375cd2086b14f4465431fac951c14ae5?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f1505c9437237a4cc3bb28edf1e78dba375cd2086b14f4465431fac951c14ae5?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","caption":"Edwin"},"url":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/author\/edwin\/"}]}},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcpW5x-fd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":949,"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943\/revisions\/949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwinli.com\/ux-2020-09-28-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}