Clear is hands-down worth picking up if you’re interested in good design and have any need for a simple list-making-and-completing app. But even beyond its immediate worth, I think that it could signal the next level of interaction with our multitouch devices.
It’s roughly five years into the multitouch revolution and users have become familiarized with the tapping, swiping and gestures involved in the daily use of tablets and smartphones. Watch any two-year old interact with an iPad for any length of time and you’ll see the power of a natural UI at work.
I think that we’re ready to leave buttons behind and enter the next level of smartphone interfaces. Interfaces dominated by natural interaction instincts and not slavish conformity to the conventions of physical buttons. And I welcome it with open arms as I’ve experienced first hand how fast and enjoyable to use this kind of interface can be.
