I held a 6-hour workshop at NSConference in both the UK and USA recently, focusing on software design and user experience. Predictably, an extremely popular topic was the iPad, and how to approach the design of iPad applications. I gave a 90-minute presentation on the subject to start each workshop, and I want to share some of my observations here.
Please note: this is about the user interface conventions and considerations which apply to creating software for the iPad platform (and touch-screen tablet devices in general). It is not a technical discussion of iPad-related APIs (which remain under NDA at time of writing in early March 2010).
As I watched the iPad introduction keynote, there was one thing above all which struck me:
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Published on March 7, 2010 4:14 pm.
Filed under: design, news Tags: application, design
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The iPad may still be weeks away from launch, but the companies that feed off the popularity of Apple Inc’s products are already hard at work prepping for the new tablet.
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Published on February 13, 2010 6:35 pm.
Filed under: accessoires, anticipation, design, news
To familiarize myself with the iPad UX interactions I studied the Steve Job’s video as well as Luke Wroblewski’spost on the various multi-touch patterns introduced by the iPad.
I find it helpful to take these interactions and “slow them down” as a series of keyframe screenshots. Doing so gives you a chance to appreciate the care that went into designing each of these interactions.
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Published on February 11, 2010 6:42 pm.
Filed under: design, reviewing Tags: interface, slow motion, ui
Unless you on a deserted island somewhere, you heard yesterday about Apple’s newest technological advancement: the iPad. Now, there has been all sorts of buzz all over the internet about whether the device is extraordinary or significantly less impressive than expected. However, my question relates to how this new technology will effect the way we, as web and graphic designers, do our job. Below I would like to offer a few thoughts on how our jobs might change, and then leave the discussion up to you. Please add to the list and let us know what you think.
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Published on February 11, 2010 4:47 pm.
Filed under: anticipation, design Tags: layouts, webdesign
Very thoughtful article about the influince the iPad is going to have on us, (web)designers.
The iPad has received mixed reviews. While the geeks (people like you and me) have looked at it with disdain for being “just” what we expected, the media publishing industry (read print media) has seen it as the salvation they had been waiting for. Whether the iPad is able to change the world or not, is not the issue of this article. But the fact of the matter is that it is here and sooner or later we need to learn to design the web keeping it in our minds. So what are the things we need to consider?
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Published on February 11, 2010 4:40 pm.
Filed under: anticipation, design Tags: elastic, fluid, layouts, websites
If you’re interested in iPad design or development, the internet is already offering up resources for you, including interface recommendations, icon templates, and galleries of Apple examples. And why not? The same people who love every pixel of interface on the iPhone are finding 1024×768 reasons to pour over the iPad’s beefy new canvas as well.
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Published on February 7, 2010 10:28 am.
Filed under: design, news Tags: design, downloads, ui
Now that Apple has officially released the iPad we want to start designing for it. While Apple’s interface builder is great, it doesn’t really allow us to create custom UI elements on the fly. That’s why Geoff Teehan created iPad GUI PSD for us. Free for all.
Published on February 7, 2010 10:07 am.
Filed under: design Tags: design, psd, ui
