BETA
Chapter 1
The global roots of minimalist design
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Chapter 2
Everyday objects that became invisible
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Chapter 3
Digital magic and invisible interfaces
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Chapter 4
Architecture that blends into nature
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The art of invisible design
Ch 3 · Digital magic and invisible interfaces
steve Invisible Interface Design
Click on a folder, / toss in the trash, / code fades away!
steve The three-stacked horizontal lines representing a menu were designed in 1981 to save precious screen space.
steve Loren Brichter designed a simple dragging gesture for mobile feeds that mimics pulling a slot machine lever.
Fun Fact
The pull-to-refresh patent: Loren Brichter patented the pull-to-refresh gesture but gave it away for free so any app developer could use it.
Glossary
interface (noun)
A device or program enabling a user to communicate with a computer. Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad in 2010, popularizing touchscreens that hide complex hardware under a seamless surface.
A device or program enabling a user to communicate with a computer. Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad in 2010, popularizing touchscreens that hide complex hardware under a seamless surface.
Quiz
In what year was the Xerox Star computer interface introduced, featuring the first "hamburger" menu icon?
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Which company's telephone design inspired the physical scroll wheel on the 2001 Apple iPod?
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Which major operating system update in 2013 marked Apple's dramatic shift from skeuomorphism to flat design?
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What real-world object's mechanism inspired the physical feel of the pull-to-refresh gesture?