On A Popular Misconception, and iA’s reality check.

Design mixes idealism and realism. Despite that there are no leather buttons “in the real world” [sic], we use it sparingly. The key, undoubtedly, is “sparingly”. Kitsch? It is necessary if it works nice.

Quoted,

The passive (or as Apple calls it: “lean back”) tablet format suggests creating limited information architecture with linear use modes. In comparison to a website, an iPad app is like a closed egg.

[This] is one of the main challenges iPad app design poses to interaction designers. How do you make navigating on iPad as easy as breaking an egg? And in particular, how do you measure information on a device without static scrollbar?

In order to make the user feel in control of an iPad app you either need a strong and simple structured overall content model that is consistent with the mental model of most users (like the brilliant Marvel application)—or you need to re-invent the way information is measured and orientation is given.

We’ll see.

Why teamwork is not always a fine choice

Depends on whether the goal is to develop or maintain something.