Rethink Drawing: A New iPad Interface Recalls the Ruler, Compass, 1963's Sketchpad

What should computer graphics look like? How should drawing on a virtual screen work? They’re questions we take for granted now not so much because we’ve found every optimal solution, but because we’ve grown accustomed to certain habits. Nothing against Adobe Creative Suite, but that tool would never have been possible without experimentation in user […]

Rethink Drawing: A New iPad Interface Recalls the Ruler, Compass, 1963’s Sketchpad

What should computer graphics look like? How should drawing on a virtual screen work? They’re questions we take for granted now not so much because we’ve found every optimal solution, but because we’ve grown accustomed to certain habits. Nothing against Adobe Creative Suite, but that tool would never have been possible without experimentation in user […]

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2010