iPad Application Design » Matt Legend Gemmell. 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: That’s iWork (Keynote, Pages and Numbers) for iPad. It’s not just a big iPhone The iPad may be a larger version of the iPhone in terms of the hardware and operating system, but treating it as the same device would be foolish. The Missing Link Master-Detail Two Hands.
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But there’s a fine line between unexpected and unusable. Three points to consider in any navigation scheme are consistency, user expectations and contextual clues. If page is long and provides different levels of navigation, will users be able to find their way through the site and use proper navigation quickly? Forcing visitors to use certain keystrokes to navigate, rather than what they’re used to, might be novel, but is that effective if you have to explain instructions prominently on your home page? Made by Water A JavaScript-Powered Vertical Fun The large bold headings and modern color palette on Made by Water1 feel fresh and fun. 2Vertical navigation buttons with icons. The other problem with the navigation is the yellow “up” arrow that is displayed in the footer of the page. Made in Haus Horizontal Slideshow as Navigation Foundation Six.
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We recommend MediaTemple for web hosting. Use Code MTLOVESDESIGN for 20% off If you strive to be a great designer (like most), then you’re more than likely to know that a web application or websites success many times rely solely on how well designed the User Interface may be. As you scale the web and even read books, there can be an influx of misleading information pertaining to the way you should design your UI. When in reality you should do what works best for you and your users. Interface Design Libraries 1.) MephoBox houses various interface patterns and designs that showcase the different trends within them. 2.)
This beautiful and large collection of user interface patterns allows designers to absorb great inspiration. 3.) The Yahoo! 4.) PatternTap is one of the most notorious UI pattern design libraries created and developed by Matthew Smith and Chris Pollock. 5.) Interface Design Blogs 6.) Top 10 UX Myths.