Design for Devices

New Device needs new design

“In terms of a tool for designers to use, the iPad is clearly for consumption so doesn’t have much place in the creative process. However I can see it becoming a popular way for designers to demo their work to clients over coffee or in a pitch. I know that’s how I’m planning to use it.
The interesting thing for me is the way the iPad closes the gap between the mobile and traditional web. Until recently, the majority of web designers hadn’t really explored the possibilities of the mobile web. The iPhone helped break down the traditional barriers associated with mobile web development and created a generation of iPhone developers. However the web was still a constrained and fiddly experience. The iPad has the potential to change all that.
Andy Budd, UX Director, Clearleft
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