Touchpress Explained

Founded:2010
Founder:Theodore Gray, Max Whitby, John Cromie, Stephen Wolfram
Country:United Kingdom
Headquarters:London
Publications:Books, iPhone and iPad apps

Touchpress was an app developer and publisher based in Central London. The company specialised in creating apps on educational subjects including the Periodic Table,[1] Beethoven,[2] the Solar System,[3] T.S. Eliot,[4] Shakespeare,[5] and others.

In October 2016, Touchpress sold its portfolio of apps to a publisher, Touch Press Inc. The company has rebranded to "Amphio".'[6]

Origins

Touchpress was founded by Theodore Gray, Max Whitby, John Cromie, Stephen Wolfram and others shortly after the announcement of the launch of the iPad.[7] [8] The first published app was "The Elements," a continuation of the founders' work together on a coffee table book about the periodic table,[9] which they followed up in 2014 with "Molecules", allowing users to touch and discover the basic building blocks of the world.[10]

Design philosophy

Touchpress creates "living books."[11] Their apps feature many interactive elements and seek to engage readers with a deeper understanding of the subject. The company is part of a broad movement to re-define books and the reading experience for the 21st century.[12] [13] Touchpress is particularly notable for their partnerships both within and outside the publishing industry. To date, the company has worked with Juilliard, Disney,[14] Deutsche Grammophon,[15] Faber and Faber, Seamus Heaney,[16] Björk,[17] Fiona Shaw, Patrick Stewart, Steve Reich, Stephen Fry, Andrew Motion,[18] Stephen Hough,[19] Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra,[20] National Geographic,[21] and more.

Apps published by Touchpress

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Elements: A Visual Exploration . PC Mag.com . PC Magazine . 12 August 2013.
  2. News: Four recordings of Beethoven's Ninth on a $15.47 app . August 12, 2013 . Thompson, Damian . 2013-05-25 . The Spectator.
  3. News: Touch The Solar System on Your iPad . August 12, 2013 . Lawton, Chuck . 2011-01-31 . Wired.
  4. News: The Waste Land iPad app earns back its costs in six weeks on the App Store . August 12, 2013 . Dredge, Stuart . 2011-08-08 . The Guardian.
  5. News: Shakespeare's sonnets get a new iPad, iPhone app . August 12, 2013 . Ng, David . 2013-05-20 . The Los Angeles Times.
  6. Web site: Touchpress unveils new strategic direction and rebrands as Amphio The Bookseller. www.thebookseller.com. 2016-12-01.
  7. News: TouchPress: Theodore Gray Tests His Mettle in the App World . August 12, 2013 . Roush, Wade . 2011-07-29 . Publishers Weekly.
  8. News: Touch Press: The Second Book . August 12, 2013 . Wolfram, Stephen . 2010-12-24 . Stephen Wolfram Blog.
  9. News: The curious tale of the wooden table that became an iPad book . August 12, 2013 . Pham, Alex . 2010-04-27 . The Los Angeles Times.
  10. News: Stockton. Nick. Explore the Building Blocks of Everything From Poison to Soap. 17 December 2014. Wired. 20 October 2014.
  11. News: The Coffee Table eBook: iPad Apps From Touch Press Transform The Act Of Reading . August 12, 2013 . Ng, David . 2012-04-27 . Forbes.
  12. News: Touch Press, the iPad, and the New Golden Age of Multimedia . August 12, 2013 . Roush, Wade . 2012-05-11 . Xconomy.
  13. News: For the iPad, Apps With Their Own Wow Factor . August 12, 2013 . Boehret, Katherine . 2010-04-07 . The Wall Street Journal.
  14. News: 'Disney Animated' for iPad Covers the History of All 53 Disney Films . August 12, 2013 . Padilla, Richard . 2013-08-08 . Mac Rumors.
  15. News: 'Beethoven's Ninth, the app: an Ode to iJoy . August 12, 2013 . Service, Tom . 2013-05-31 . The Guardian.
  16. News: The Waste Land iPad app review. August 12, 2013 . Richmond, Shane . 2011-07-15 . The Telegraph.
  17. News: 'In depth: How Björk's 'Biophilia' album fuses music with iPad apps . August 13, 2013 . Burton, Charlie . 2011-07-26 . Wired . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415091429/http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/08/features/music-nature-science/page/2 . April 15, 2014 . dead .
  18. News: 'Touch Press brushes the dust off The Sonnets by Shakespeare . August 12, 2013 . Caplan, Lisa . 2012-12-14 . Appolicious . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141209101045/http://www.appolicious.com/articles/12419-touch-press-brushes-the-dust-off-the-sonnets-by-shakespeare . December 9, 2014 .
  19. News: Stephen Hough And Touch Press Release Ground-Breaking iPad App Coinciding With Opening Concert Of BBC Proms . August 12, 2013 . 2013-07-10 . Classical Source.
  20. News: The Perfect Classical Music App . August 12, 2013 . Wall, Seth Colter . 2012-12-21 . Slate.
  21. News: Review: 'March of the Dinosaurs' for iOS . August 12, 2013 . Grabarek, Daryl . 2011-10-21 . School Library Journal.

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