Well isn’t this interesting. Today, RIM announced its acquisition of The Astonishing Tribe, the interface gurus played a big part in defining Android’s look in its early stages. The BlackBerrys of the future just got a whole lot prettier. More »
An interface concept doesn’t have to be practical to be interesting, or to make current software seem dated and flat. Exhibit A: Swedish designinstitut* The Astonishing Tribe’s newest mobile phone interface, which is rendered in glorious 3D, and might be brilliant. More »
The Astonishing Tribe has posted another eye-candy mobile phone UI demo for the world to ogle at. Unlike their last endeavour, though, this one might have a future on our phones. At least, I hope so.
The Astonishing Tribe, the interface wunderkinds that designed the G1′s Android UI, have released a series of images and videos showing off a few other mobile design concepts — some that clearly didn’t make the Android cut, and others that were probably never intended to. These mockups could be penance for the actual Android UI, which we’ve described as “scrambled,” “overly complicated” and, generously, “kinda pretty,” but whatever the intent, some of these designs are fascinating.
