Google+ app for iPhone

The design aesthetic is subjective, but tapping on other views should switch them. Instead, I’m “educated” that the common iOS UI pattern is “wrong”, and that I should swipe left/right. As John Gruber points out, the location of switching views would be better served as tappable tabs at the bottom. Who the hell puts “Cancel” first in a vertical UI? “Cancel” is not the first act I should be thinking about. If you’re gonna make an iOS app, embrace it and regardless of platform, use good UI logic and usability... Read full article →

 

The longterm goal of the iPad

Apple doesn’t intend to replace the laptop. It’s meant to be a new hybrid computer product that appeals to someone who doesn’t need a traditional operating system, with menus to search through to find commands, just to get done 90% of what we all do with a computer. Windows XP/Vista/7 tablets have all been the computer equivalent of a Gamecube game with Wii waggle tacked on, and not developed for motion controls. Most early Wii games were gimmicky, not fully-realized motion/pointer controlled. Apple is applying a few new approaches to... Read full article →