9. (semi)mobile
Consider where your users will be. How does this affect their state of mind?
tactile
Enhance the sense of “touchability”, of physically manipulating on-screen media.
intimate
Make your interactions human, personal. Encourage emotional connection.
11. emulates some of the best qualities of print
“
IT’S NO WONDER WE LOVE OUR PRINTED BOOKS
we physically cradle them close to our heart. Unlike computer
screens, the experience of reading on a Kindle or iPhone (or
iPad, one can assume) mimics this familiar maternal embrace.
And the seemingly insignificant fact that we touch the text
actually plays a very key role in furthering the intimacy of the
experience.
- Craig Mod, “Books in the Age of the iPad”
12. but let’s be careful not to assume the constraints of print
“Acknowledge the physical boundaries of the device, while also embracing
the effective limitlessness of space just beyond those edges.”
http://craigmod.com/journal/ipad_and_books/