Ideas and Discoveries

A touchscreen app can provide useful hints about how it works by using a real-world gizmo as its interface metaphor. But when that gizmo is just eye candy, those hints are just misdirection.

I’m swooning over this fontabulous cover by Frank Viva.

A proof-of-concept Android app shows how easily a hacker could steal your credit card info, underlining an important cultural distinction among platforms: security vs freedom.

Grab the slides and lowdown on my talk “Going Native: the Anthropology of Mobile Apps.”

Slides, notes, and video from my talks at the Design for Mobile (D4M) conference in Chicago.

Watch my recorded webcast about iPhone app design, or download the slides.

My tech headaches are your windfall. Join me for a do-over of last week’s free webcast.

Got a second? I need your vote to share my ideas about iPad app design at SXSW. If you’re curious about mobile and tablet app design, you’re gonna dig this talk.

The moment we decide to relay a personal experience to others, the experience itself changes.

O’Reilly Answers recently posted an excerpt from Tapworthy about the ideal size of iPhone tap targets.

This week at Mashable, I shared some ideas for extending the (alarmingly brief) lifespan of mobile apps. The secret: content trophies, competition, community, and a dash of emotion.

The gorgeous high resolution of iPhone 4 soothes the eye but adds extra legwork for iPhone designers. Here’s the big picture.

Web and software designers, take note: Spray-painted compasses in New York illustrate how helpful a thin layer of extra help can be for new arrivals.

Will Smith’s cringe-inducing wardrobe of the eighties got me thinking about the difficulty of truly timeless design. Dieter Rams to the rescue.

Software-startup guru Bob Walsh gives Tapworthy a glowing review and healthy recommendation.

I posted a slew of pointers at O’Reilly Answers for designing a unique visual identity for iPhone apps.

My new book Tapworthy hits the streets this week. After so much hard work, I hope you find it easy on the eyes and nourishing for the brain.

Seems I cracked the top five most popular talks at South by Southwest.