Ipad 2 video - are you designing for tablets?

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Permalink Reply by Tom Coleman, CUA # 2007-1319 on March 22, 2011 at 1:52pm

What it's like to own Apple products by The Oatmeal:

 

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apple

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Permalink Reply by Guy Harvey on March 22, 2011 at 2:27pm

Nice one, tweeted it!

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Permalink Reply by Guy Harvey on April 26, 2011 at 3:21pm

We had a complaint when we tweeted this :-)

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Permalink Reply by Tom Coleman, CUA # 2007-1319 on June 12, 2011 at 9:40pm

I'm sorry - what was the complaint? I know the Oatmeal can be kind of crude sometimes (still mostly funny, though).

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Permalink Reply by Guy Harvey on June 14, 2011 at 4:47pm

something like "shocked that a leading usability company would post something mocking Apple that is known for it's great usability"

 

My response, we love Apple products, many of our people use them, including me, and we also don't take life so seriously :-)

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Permalink Reply by Guy Harvey on June 14, 2011 at 4:51pm

The funny thing is the joke applies to all kinds of gadgets and consumer products not just Apple so Apple users shouldn't take that cartoon personally.

I am an amateur photographer and it is amazing to see people upgrading a $1500 camera body after one year because it has 5 mm more on the LCD screen or does 6400 Iso instead of 3200!

I often say to people invest the money in a course and you'll get better pictures!

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Permalink Reply by Tom Suther on April 26, 2011 at 3:55pm

I have found the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) to be quite helpful in designing for mobile.  They have some great principles and helpful hints.  It does seem to be slanted towards the iPhone iTouch but the words are great.

 

It is interesting though the similarity of the iPhone iTouch applications to the 1970,80 mainframe development.  Very much a hierarchy of menus and simple methods of interaction.

 

tom

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Permalink Reply by Shawn M. Capizzi on June 12, 2011 at 6:20pm

Hello All! I've been doing alot of IA & UX for ipad apps for use in the pharmaceutical field, more specifically apps that pharmaceutical sales reps use as tools when they are on "Calls" with doctors. I love designing and working out logic for tablets. I'm exciting working on ipad apps as sales tools and find the work very interesting.

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Permalink Reply by Guy Harvey on June 16, 2011 at 6:47pm

Thanks Shawn, great to hear about this experience. Our President just got an iPad and our Chief UX Strategist has been using one for all.

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