If you’re creating magazine apps for the iPad and other mobile devices, you have a lot of design decisions to make.

This is a great article that covers some common questions that will know-doubt crop up whenever you begin a DPS project:

- Single-Folio or Multi-Folio Viewer App?

- Orientation — Vertical, Horizontal, or Both?

- What Are the Best Options for Dual-Orientation Apps?

- For Multi-Issue Folios, Should the Preview Folio Be Included or Downloadable?

- What’s the Best Way to Provide Free Preview Content

- Should Vertical Swiping Be Turned Off?

- Smooth Scrolling or Page-by-Page Flipping?

Source:

http://blogs.adobe.com/indesigndocs/2011/02/design-decisions-for-digital-publishing-apps.html

By Bob Bringhurst