Information Architects – Designing for iPad: Reality Check
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# Description
This is a design article from April 2010 that documents the iA team's experience designing iPad applications before and after actually using an iPad, focusing on key challenges like typography, resolution differences, and the overuse of skeuomorphic (physical object-imitating) design elements. The article provides practical design insights and critiques Apple's guidelines, arguing for restrained use of special effects and visual metaphors in iPad app design.