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Skeumorphism is what makes the iPad the iPad. Instead of being a computer with its own paradigm that you have to learn, the iPad is a blank slate that changes
by nirvana 14y ago
Skeumorphism is what makes the iPad the iPad. Instead of being a computer with its own paradigm that you have to learn, the iPad is a blank slate that changes itself with each app. And by using Skeumorphism, Apple makes it immediately obvious to people-- many of whom may have never used a computer before-- what the functionality of the device is. It allows the device to become the apps, and it makes it easy to use.
- r00fus 14y agoI'm not following - how is the iPad, in itself, skeuomorphic? It's "invisible" and therefore well designed - it puts the Apps in front. It removes the "abstraction layer" of pointing devices, and if you watch a kid or grandparent interact, you'll notice how the non-mouse-indoctrinated respond far more intuitively.
- antiterra 14y agoI think it's more that the 'invisibility' of the iPad benefits from skeuomorphism to let the user know if a particular subsection of the screen is currently acting as a viewport, drawing surface or button/control surface.