Crafting Subtle & Realistic User Interfaces — Flyosity: Mac & iPhone Interface Design - It occurred to me while reading this that the design of user interfaces was forever changed with the introduction of the iPhone. The iPhone was the first widely-adopted device to rely on the tactility of its interface, and because it was designed and executed so impeccably, it has influenced the world of UI design around it to think about user interface objects in those very same terms. “What if this software were actually a device?”, or, “What if you could touch it?” are questions this article, and by implication the iPhone, prompts UI designers to ask themselves. I never heard this kind of discussion on so broad a basis before the iPhone. Truly revolutionary, that little thing.
