Apple Inc. are a technology company who produce consumer electronics. Their UX philosophy and design aesthetic is famous for its user-centric walled-garden approach, and has been responsible for the popularisation of innovations like the GUI and mobile touch interfaces.
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Visiting Apple, what questions should I ask? [closed]
My class will be visiting Apple and I am very excited as I am huge fan of Apple UX.
What are some good questions to make the most of the visit?
Note: We will meet Jobs, but I am not sure if we will ...
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Why does Apple use images of text for headers?
I have just noticed that Apple uses images for simple text headings. I guess its to enhance readability but still don't get on why images?
Check this - http://www.apple.com/why-mac/
Heading - "Make ...
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Is Apple's or Google's meaning of the three-horizontal-bar icon more popular?
Apple and Google are going head-to-head to define meaning of the three-horizontal-bars icon:
In iOS this icon means "drag me to rearrange items in a list" while Google Chrome's version means "click ...
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Max OS X Lion: Two Buttons “Highlighted” by Default—what?
I've noticed this in a lot of applications under Mac OS X Lion lately. For example:
Pressing return is equivalent to pressing the button with the blue background, not the highlight.
What's the ...
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Is Tab Bar based iOS Design for feed driven apps a better UX?
Working on a feed driven iOS application and wondering peoples thoughts on Tab Bar driven iOS design for feed based apps. There is a large amount of evidence that supports the well integrated use of ...
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Is there any definition/guidelines about user experience of Apple and Google?
I like the both Apple and Google user experiences. But visually they are different. Though, I need to know their basic concepts/theory about user experience.
So we will take their inspirations not ...
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What is the optimal snooze time for a task (mobile software)?
I'm developing a mobile application like the stock Reminders.app offered by Apple, and I'm deploying a "snooze" functionality for overdue tasks.
I'm not sure what the optimal snooze time is or how to ...
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What are some iPhone app examples that successfully use progress indicators [closed]
I am designing a iPhone app and the main function of the app is a 3 step process (steps most likely don't happen all at once (there could be a period of time between steps, unlike a signup flow). I ...
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iPhone Dropdown Menu element
Designing mobile applications is something I find extremely interesting, but I have recently become more interested in the UI element of a drop down menu for IOS applications. It does seem to always ...
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Why doesn't Apple.com have a tagline/About Us section that communicates what they do?
Why doesn't Apple.com have a tagline/About Us section that communicates what they do? That's a big usability violation.
The closest thing I've found to an "About Us" section is a "services" box in ...
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What do App Store reviewers say about greyed out buttons leading to in app purchases? [closed]
I'm wondering if there's anyone that have any experience from submitting an in app purchases (IAP) based iOS app to Apple with greyed out buttons that leads to the actual purchase?
I've been ...
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Web-safe fonts: do Apple devices ship with Arial?
Currently my font stack is "HelveticaNeue-Light","Helvetica Neue Light","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif. The issue I'm having is that some of my images/buttons with text ...
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Are there any examples of well designed applications on iPad with 3 column layouts?
I'm designing an iPad application and had an interest in a 3 column interface with 3 tableviews across the screen horizontally and I was wondering if this interface has been done anywhere well.
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Why does the AppStore prompt the user for password for free apps? [closed]
This is something I've been thinking about for a while.
Why does the App Store prompt the user for a password regardless whether the app is free or not?
My theory is that of consistency;
Since you ...
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Is it better to have a UI that represents something real or to have a UI that creates a whole new language with any relation to the real world? [closed]
I've been thinking about this matter, specially when seeing the difference between apple and the new microsoft's UI. Apple has more of a attachment to the real world and the new Metro style is more of ...
