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4th November 2008

I'll put forth one central, overriding guideline for iPhone UI design: Figure out the absolute least you need to do to implement the idea, do just that, and then polish the hell out of the experience.

— John Gruber

Posted 4th November 2008 at 12:02 am

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This is a quotation collected by Simon Willison, posted on 4th November 2008.

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