Here is a quick list with Apple’s guidelines on the iPad User experience (alpha ordered):
- Add Physicality and Heightened Realism
- Always Be Prepared to Stop
- Ask People to Save Only When Necessary
- Consider Multifinger Gestures
- Consider Popovers for Some Modal Tasks
- De-emphasize User Interface Controls
- Delight People with Stunning Graphics
- Downplay File-Handling Operations
- Enable Collaboration and Connectedness
- Enhance Interactivity (Don’t Just Add Features)
- Flatten Your Information Hierarchy
- Minimize Modality
- Reduce Full-Screen Transitions
- Restrict Complexity in Modal Tasks
- Rethink Your Lists
- Start Instantly
- Support All Orientations
