Wikiuse was developed as a mobile application. There were three reasons for building Wikiuse on a mobile phone platform: (1) most people carry their mobile phones at all times,so that mobile phones are the most universally used platform; (2) people can capture and easily upload photos of everyday designs with a mobile phone and do not need to transfer these images to a computer; and (3) as smart phones become more common and their application market grows, providing Wikiuse as a mobile application will allow more people to easily participate in this new platform.