Pathway #4: Enriching UX with 3D & visual depth
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Understanding Google’s material design
Strip away the hyperbole and two basic principles underpin Google’s material design:
- On-screen elements adhere to consistent physics
- Physics may be expressed through a Z axis of depth, as well as the traditional X and Y axis
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Liberate your UI from the frame
User interface design for personal digital devices has always been 2D and constrained within a frame, such as the screen bezel, from desktop computers positioned a few feet away to handheld mobile devices. What happens when you remove the fram…
Moju and the return of 3D
Were it not for an unusual feature, Moju could easily be dismissed as ‘yet another Instagram clone’. However, the iOS app uses motion sensors to add a sense of depth to its images and – crucially – pairs the visual depth with motion-based inpu…
Spatial layers in mobile interface design
A video exploring how spatial layers can be used to create intuitive mobile user interfaces. Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX, explains an example from Blackberry 10, where the Hub is accessible from anywhere on the device using a single gesture by…
Enabling new Apple product categories with new interaction methods
Apple bought PrimeSense, a company which specialises in the spatial sensing technology used in products like Xbox Kinect.
History, of course, can be a fickle guide to the future, but in light of this purchase it is worth noting Apple’s two most…
Changes in iOS 7 design language
The most significant change in the design language of iOS 7 is not the move away from skeuomorphism, but rather the introduction of spatial layers and a sense of visual depth. Previous versions of iOS existed on…
MEX Sessions: Mattias Andersson on 3D & visual depth in mobile UX
Mattias Andersson, an interaction designer for Swedish agency Ocean Observations at the time, came to MEX in December 2010 to give a ground breaking presentation on the role of 3D in mobile user experience. It was a time when 3D televisions w…
MEX Sessions: Dale Herigstad on spatial interface design
Dale Herigstad came to MEX in September 2012 and opened the event with a talk that challenged participants to think differently about spatial relationships in digital interfaces. Winner of 4 Emmy Awards, Dale’s 30 year background in motion pic…