[IxDA Discuss] Apple iTunes Flipbook Pattern

[Jeff Axup]

Hi Chris,

Not necessarily, but it depends on how you define the term, or what your
pattern is being used for I suppose.
Christopher Alexander's original architectural patterns were a template
describing a common design solution to support a certain type of user
activity (e.g. A place to wait).

In terms of an interaction design pattern, it is probably "a way to browse
or move sequentially through objects". Thus it has a high degree of
similarity to a wizard (and a wizard is probably a subset of the above
design pattern). However, it all depends on how you want to link
higher-level abstract patterns with more specific ones.

In any case, using a park bench or an Aeron chair doesn't really change the
pattern of 'a place to wait', the purpose is still the same, but the
implementation is different. I'd venture that the flipbook is a new Widget,
but not a new Pattern.

I haven't read up on recent events in the IxD patterns, but here's a site
with some pointers:
http://www.visi.com/~snowfall/InteractionPatterns.html

-Jeff


On 6/4/07, Chris Pallé <chris.palle at blueflameinteractive.com> wrote:
>
> Did I misuse the word pattern? I think of a pattern as a collection
> of interactive elements working together as one. There could be
> multiple aspects of functionality, but it functions as one object or
> component and can instantiated. Am I goofed up in my thinking?
>
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> On Jun 4, 2007, at 8:18 PM, Jeff Axup wrote:
>
> > What denotes a "different pattern"?
> >
> > I don't see a lot of difference between this and a wizard. Most
> > wizards let
> > you move backwards and forwards. If designed well they also let you
> > see the
> > whole process (e.g. what is before and what is after). Also similar to
> > moving through multiple pages of a long search results query.
> >
> > All that has been done here it to display the wizard pattern in a
> > 3D format
> > with album cover metaphors. (thanks to Jason for posting image link).
> >
> > So this might be a pattern variation or a pattern cosmetic change?
> >
> > -Jeff
> >
> > On 6/4/07, Jason Brush <jbrush at schematic.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> See http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/
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