Tag Archive | "User Interface"
The curious UI of iTunes 10
Rever to Saved astutely points out a number of curious UI changes in the newly released iTunes 10. First and foremost, the grey shading on the left sidebar is particularly egregious. iTunes previously coloured its sidebar items. This enabled you to—without thinking—associate certain items with certain colours; even if you didn’t do this, each item […]
Continue reading...RIM releases sneak peak of Blackberry 6 OS
Monday, July 12, 2010
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RIM writes on its official blog that Blackberry 6 is on track to launch later this Summer. Until then, peep the tweaked and much improved UI users can expect to see sometime soon. It’s no iOS 4, but it’s certainly a step in the right direction.
Continue reading...Android team “laser focused” on UI improvements
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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TechCrunch reports that Google’s Android team is committed to implementing UI enhancements designed to improve the broader Android user experience. The [Android] team more or less has the core features they want at this point, say our sources, although more tweaks are certainly coming. But Google wants to put an end to the desire of […]
Continue reading...A look at the iPad Human Interface Guidelines
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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As a member of the iPhone developer program, one of the things you have access to is the iPad Human Interface Guidelines. Not a member? No sweat. UX Magazine has a sweet overview of them below. It’s an compelling read if you happen to be design minded, and an interesting look into Apple’s theory on […]
Continue reading...The importance of realism in UI Design
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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A solid and enjoyable piece by Lukas Mathis on the importance of realism in UI design. A breezy and enlightening read on a Sunday afternoon.
Continue reading...Apple already has patent for more informative iPhone homescreen
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Not too long ago, the folks over at teehanlax provided some pretty compelling mockups of an overtly more informative and useful iPhone home screen (when locked). And some vertical scrolling action would also be a nice touch… Apple obviously isn’t going to let any third party developer screw with its homescreen, but don’t fear that Apple doesn’t see […]
Continue reading...Alleged Windows Mobile 7 UI looks strangely familiar
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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The following snapshots reveal a Windows Mobile UI re-design that was reportedly planned for Windows Mobile 6.5, but for whatever reason, was subsequently pushed back to Windows Mobile 7. Call us crazy, but there’s something oddly familiar about these photos. via PocketNow
Continue reading...Live demo of how Expose on the iPhone might work [Video]
Friday, October 16, 2009
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Check out this video demo of how Apple might implement Expose on the iPhone, should they ever choose to go down that route. It all looks pretty slick, but it might be a solution a problem that most people don’t think they have.
Continue reading...Expose and Cover Flow multitasking for the iPhone – Concept Videos
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
There have been some discussions lately on how to improve navigating through the iPhone when you have pages upon pages of applications. I’m of the mind that sifting through apps on the iPhone is pretty simple and straightforward as is, but that doesn’t mean I’m not willing to check out new ideas. And on that […]
Continue reading...Fixing the iPhone homescreen, a.k.a Springboard
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Bruce Tognazzini was one of the first Apple employees, having been hired by Steve Jobs and Jeff Raskin in 1978 and remaining in their employ until 1992. Tognazzini might not be the most familiar name to Apple fans, but his work during his time spent at Apple continue to influence Apple design decisions today. Tognazzini […]
Continue reading...Activating single application mode in Snow Leopard without using Terminal
Thursday, October 8, 2009
When Steve Jobs first unveiled OS X 10 years ago, the Finder operated in single application mode, a funky setup whereby switching into a program would minimize all other running applications. In that respect, the first betas of OS X bore a striking resemblance to the iPhone OS of today. Apple soon did away with […]
Continue reading...Is anyone else unimpressed with Microsoft’s Courier tablet?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Early yesterday, Gizmodo published what purports to be a more polished mockup video of how Microsoft’s newly rumored Courier notebook/tablet (or whatever you wanna call it) will function. Reading many of the comments at various tech sites, the masses all seem to be shouting in unison, “I WANT ONE!” Not one to ever kill a […]
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
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