Design for Fingers and Thumbs Instead of Touch

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Since then, we’ve seen that people stretch and shift their grip to reach targets anywhere on the screen, without apparent complaint. The iPhone’s Back button doesn’t appear to present any particular hardship to users. So the assumption behind those charts seems to be wrong—at least in the theory behind it. But are there other critical constraints at work?

I am starting to think that it’s time for us to start designing for fingers and thumbs instead of for touch. Continue Reading...