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The Mobile Book
Smashing Magazine published The Mobile Book this week. I was honored to contribute the book’s final chapter about designing for touch. 3 comment(s)

New Rule: Every Desktop Design Has To Go Finger-Friendly
New hybrid keyboard-touch laptops and tablets have changed the game. When any desktop machine could have a touch interface, we have to proceed as if they all do. 14 comment(s)

Wroblewski's Theorem
“Anything that can be connected to the Internet, will be.” 3 comment(s)

Touch Means a Renaissance for Radial Menus
Radial menus are suddenly in vogue, but it's not just passing fashion. For touch, this is good interaction design. 4 comment(s)

With iOS Buttons, Know Your Right from Your Left
Back! Done! Cancel! Save! Mobile apps sport a bevy of buttons to dismiss a view, but their proper placement isn't always obvious. Here are the general rules to follow. 2 comment(s)

Grids, Design Guidelines, Broken Rules, and the Streets of New York City
The history of New York City's aggressive grid of city streets offers plenty of lessons for digital designers. 4 comment(s)

iOS App Icon Template for Illustrator
With every new Retina Display, designers get to build ever more app icons. Jon Hicks has a template to help. 1 comment(s)

The 967 Grid System
We're kinda in love with The 967 Grid System, Jonathan Ogden's send-up of grid frameworks. 0 comment(s)

Survey: Tablets, Windows Phone Hit Tipping Point with Developers
A survey of mobile developers reveals trends in the platforms and motivations that intrigue app builders. 0 comment(s)

Sync O'Reilly Ebooks to Dropbox
Easy access to Tapworthy and other O'Reilly books from anywhere you go. 0 comment(s)

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