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a graphical and interactive compilation of the known architect and designer Renzo Piano as framed from the lense of Abitare (the italian architecture magazine). the experience on the iPad is actually very elegant and diverse. it offers a number of different methods to interact with the content, multiple swipe variations, click and touch, zoom, and traditional scrolling. the imagery and content speaks for itself. This foray into the digital realm and specifically for iPad for a classical publication like Abitare is inspiring. expensive (£9 or $11) but well worth it.

étapes is a french design daily news publication. they have an app for iPhone. you can follow in ‘real-time’ the hottest design, architecture and visual arts news anywhere. incl. events, conferences, exhibitions, festivals, near by (in Europe) and all over the world, a selection of images and videos to watch & share, the best international publications on design, and more. french & english languages. looks design cool!

i HAVE to post on CR releasing an app as its one of my fave magazine publications. still scratching my head as to why they did not release an iPad app instead to showcase the works? for the price I also would have expected it to be more than a elaborate slideshow of work but, incl. audio clips, native h264 video not youtube, wallpapers for personal use). regardless, CR is top notch design and they showcase it well in the 2010 annual.

the app is actually a more simplified view of the lifestyle and design editorial then the website. something to be said for optimized user experiences here for curated content, love it! for the record, the screenshot does not do it justice… where it really sings is in landscape mode (for video play out, slideshows, article detail pages) which is even more impacting to use! congrats to josh for making it happen!

see the world news inside of colored tiles. currently following major news feeds are supported: Google News, Reddit, Digg and Yahoo Buzz. you can customize your feeds, choose the topics that matter to you, including regional news in dozens of languages