The global roots of minimalist design
Everyday objects that became invisible
Digital magic and invisible interfaces
Architecture that blends into nature
What is the term for digital designs that mimic real-world textures, like a notepad with yellow lines?
Which company's telephone design inspired the physical scroll wheel on the 2001 Apple iPod?
steve Swipe away the clutter to discover why the best designs are completely invisible.
steve Loren Brichter designed a simple dragging gesture for mobile feeds that mimics pulling a slot machine lever.
What real-world object's mechanism inspired the physical feel of the pull-to-refresh gesture?
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.
Which major operating system update in 2013 marked Apple's dramatic shift from skeuomorphism to flat design?
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.
In what year was the Xerox Star computer interface introduced, featuring the first "hamburger" menu icon?
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.