Designing for Touch

May 18, 2012 Tagged: design touch interface Comments (View) Designing for Touch There is no arguing that the platform-agnostic nature of web applications is one major advantage they have over their native counterparts. Developers and designers have always aspired to reach users on a multitude of devices and contexts using the same codebase, and we’re almost there thanks to the web technology we have at our disposal today. On the flip side, the versatility of web applications comes at a price as we transition from the traditional mouse and keyboard input setup to touch-based interactions. Our present day interfaces are optimized for the former, rarely taking into account the rise of touch as a natural interaction that may soon overtake other input methods as the de facto standard. Designing web interfaces that cater to both worlds is not an afterthought; it’s a non-trivial ...

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@IDMCentennial » 22 May '12, 11pm
Designing for Touch Interfaces - [link]
@cssradar » 22 May '12, 3am
タッチデバイスへのデザインで気をつけておきたいこと。タッチの範囲について、スペースの使い方、タッチのレスポンス遅延を防ぐ方法について。 | [link]
@SMUXD » 21 May '12, 6pm
RT @JessMarieHolt: Designing for Touch [link] via @zite
@Tuftronic10000 » 21 May '12, 10am
Eloquent and sensible thought on the rise of touch interactions. Demise of the mouse??? [link]
@jeroentjepkema » 20 May '12, 6pm
Designing for touch [link] #mobile #ux (via @jerrylieveld)
@josecotto » 20 May '12, 1am
"Touch" is no longer an afterthought: Designing for Touch [link]
@paulmilford » 19 May '12, 11pm
RT @tonick: Why touch? Design for Touch Devices [link] #responsive #design
@tonick » 19 May '12, 10pm
Why touch? Design for Touch Devices [link] #responsive #design
@jerrylieveld » 19 May '12, 6pm
Designing for Touch [link] #mobile #design #multiscreen
@jonezy » 19 May '12, 1pm
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@kaishin » 19 May '12, 1pm
Thanks for all the good feedback on my piece. For those of you who missed it yesterday, now's the time to catch up ➜ [link]
@KatanaCode » 19 May '12, 8am
Designing for Touch Devices [link]
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RT @LeftyDesigner: Good overview of best practices -> Designing for Touch [link] via @thoughtbot
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@seijoo » 18 May '12, 5pm
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Designing for Touch by @thoughtbot [link]
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Designing for Touch: [link] Comments: [link]
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@kaishin » 18 May '12, 3pm
My piece "Designing for touch" is up ➜ [link] Go read it. NOW.
@ischroedi » 18 May '12, 3pm
thoughtbot news: Designing for Touch: There is no arguing that the platform-agnostic natu... [link] [link]
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Designing for Touch: There is no arguing that the platform-agnostic nature of web applications is on... [link]
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