Introduction

In the last years the importance of gestures has risen constantly. Although we all know gestures as a form of non-verbal communication, we also use them to interact with various devices. This post is about the evolution of gestures in the world of mobile devices.

The basic input commands for displays are touches, swipes, drags and pinches. With variations or combinations like double touching, long pressing or long press dragging a none too small repertoire is available. Besides these basic gestures, new forms of interactions evolve constantly. The focus here lies on natural behaviour and intuitive workflows.

Starting off with some basic platform specific gestures from Android and iOS I will go on to analyse some patterns throughout selected apps. Continue Reading »