Whether you’re a student in college, a design professional, or an author of a book, you have all experienced the clutter of notes, reminders, memos, drawings, and documents scattered across the surface of your desk. There comes a point in this chaotic, unorganized display, when your tidy instinct begs for some order.
Read MoreThe Peel Away pattern is like the Tabs, and many others in this chapter, in that it simulates a real world interaction.
Read MoreExtending the physical-simulation conceits of theTabs and Peel Away, other types of Simulated 3D Effects can be used to pretend the screen, or items on it, are dimensional, physical objects.
Read MorePagination control can be implemented very simply in any type of interface. This does not mean that quite complex, graphical or interactive methods may not be used instead.
Read MoreWhether text or graphics, the Location Within can easily be implemented on any interface. Some OSs will have a built-in style for at least some cases, which should be used.
Read MoreWhen more information is in the page or element than can fit in the viewport, you need to provide a method to access this information.
Read MoreA Pop-Up is a child "page" smaller than the viewport, that appears on top of the parent page or display context which spawned it. For mobile, these should almost always be "modal," with the Pop-Up having exclusive focus.
Read MoreMobile encompasses more than just “mobile phones” and has evolved over the years.
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