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Touchpress

January 01, 1970

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.

Touchpress
Founded2010
FounderTheodore Gray, Max Whitby, John Cromie, Stephen Wolfram
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
Publication typesBooks, iPhone and iPad apps

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

Origins edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 2010 "The Elements"
  • 2011 "X is for X-Ray[permanent dead link]"
  • 2011 "Skulls by Simon Winchester"
  • 2011 "Gems and Jewels[permanent dead link]"
  • 2011 "The Waste Land"
  • 2012 "March of the Dinosaurs[permanent dead link]"
  • 2012 "Solar System"
  • 2012 "Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomy"
  • 2012 "The Sonnets by William Shakespeare"
  • 2012 "The Pyramids"
  • 2012 "War Horse"
  • 2012 "The Orchestra"
  • 2012 "Barefoot World Atlas"
  • 2013 "Beethoven's 9th Symphony"
  • 2013 "The Liszt Sonata"
  • 2013 "Disney Animated"
  • 2013 "The Elements in Action"
  • 2013 "Journeys Of Invention"
  • 2014 "Incredible Numbers by Professor Ian Stewart"
  • 2014 "Vivaldi's Four Seasons"
  • 2014 "Seamus Heaney: Five Fables"
  • 2014 "The Elements Flashcards"
  • 2014 "Collins Bird Guide"
  • 2014 "Apprentice Architect"
  • 2014 "Think Like Churchill"
  • 2014 "False Conviction"
  • 2014 "Molecules"
  • 2015 "Juilliard Open Studios"
  • 2015 "Juilliard String Quartet"
  • 2015 "Steve Reich's Clapping Music"
  • 2015 "Arcadia by Iain Pears"
  • 2015 "Baron Ferdinand's Challenge"
  • 2015 "Classical Music Reimagined"
  • 2016 "Millie Marotta’s Colouring Adventures"
  • 2016 "The Henle Library"

References edit

  1. ^ "The Elements: A Visual Exploration". PC Mag.com. PC Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. ^ Thompson, Damian (25 May 2013). "Four recordings of Beethoven's Ninth on a $15.47 app". The Spectator. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ^ Lawton, Chuck (31 January 2011). "Touch The Solar System on Your iPad". Wired. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ^ Dredge, Stuart (8 August 2011). "The Waste Land iPad app earns back its costs in six weeks on the App Store". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. ^ Ng, David (20 May 2013). "Shakespeare's sonnets get a new iPad, iPhone app". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Touchpress unveils new strategic direction and rebrands as Amphio | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ^ Roush, Wade (29 July 2011). "TouchPress: Theodore Gray Tests His Mettle in the App World". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  8. ^ Wolfram, Stephen (24 December 2010). "Touch Press: The Second Book". Stephen Wolfram Blog. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  9. ^ Pham, Alex (27 April 2010). "The curious tale of the wooden table that became an iPad book". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  10. ^ Stockton, Nick (20 October 2014). "Explore the Building Blocks of Everything From Poison to Soap". Wired. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  11. ^ Ng, David (27 April 2012). "The Coffee Table eBook: iPad Apps From Touch Press Transform The Act Of Reading". Forbes. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  12. ^ Roush, Wade (11 May 2012). "Touch Press, the iPad, and the New Golden Age of Multimedia". Xconomy. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  13. ^ Boehret, Katherine (7 April 2010). "For the iPad, Apps With Their Own Wow Factor". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  14. ^ Padilla, Richard (8 August 2013). "'Disney Animated' for iPad Covers the History of All 53 Disney Films". Mac Rumors. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  15. ^ Service, Tom (31 May 2013). "'Beethoven's Ninth, the app: an Ode to iJoy". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  16. ^ Richmond, Shane (15 July 2011). "The Waste Land iPad app review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  17. ^ Burton, Charlie (26 July 2011). . Wired. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  18. ^ Caplan, Lisa (14 December 2012). . Appolicious. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Stephen Hough And Touch Press Release Ground-Breaking iPad App Coinciding With Opening Concert Of BBC Proms". Classical Source. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  20. ^ Wall, Seth Colter (21 December 2012). "The Perfect Classical Music App". Slate. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  21. ^ Grabarek, Daryl (21 October 2011). "Review: 'March of the Dinosaurs' for iOS". School Library Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
touchpress, developer, publisher, based, central, london, company, specialised, creating, apps, educational, subjects, including, periodic, table, beethoven, solar, system, eliot, shakespeare, others, founded2010foundertheodore, gray, whitby, john, cromie, ste. 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 TouchpressFounded2010FounderTheodore Gray Max Whitby John Cromie Stephen WolframCountry of originUnited KingdomHeadquarters locationLondonPublication typesBooks iPhone and iPad apps In October 2016 Touchpress sold its portfolio of apps to a publisher Touch Press Inc The company has rebranded to Amphio 6 Contents 1 Origins 2 Design philosophy 3 Apps published by Touchpress 4 References 5 External linksOrigins editTouchpress 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 editTouchpress 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 Bjork 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 edit2010 The Elements 2011 X is for X Ray permanent dead link 2011 Skulls by Simon Winchester 2011 Gems and Jewels permanent dead link 2011 The Waste Land 2012 March of the Dinosaurs permanent dead link 2012 Solar System 2012 Leonardo da Vinci Anatomy 2012 The Sonnets by William Shakespeare 2012 The Pyramids 2012 War Horse 2012 The Orchestra 2012 Barefoot World Atlas 2013 Beethoven s 9th Symphony 2013 The Liszt Sonata 2013 Disney Animated 2013 The Elements in Action 2013 Journeys Of Invention 2014 Incredible Numbers by Professor Ian Stewart 2014 Vivaldi s Four Seasons 2014 Seamus Heaney Five Fables 2014 The Elements Flashcards 2014 Collins Bird Guide 2014 Apprentice Architect 2014 Think Like Churchill 2014 False Conviction 2014 Molecules 2015 Juilliard Open Studios 2015 Juilliard String Quartet 2015 Steve Reich s Clapping Music 2015 Arcadia by Iain Pears 2015 Baron Ferdinand s Challenge 2015 Classical Music Reimagined 2016 Millie Marotta s Colouring Adventures 2016 The Henle Library References edit The Elements A Visual Exploration PC Mag com PC Magazine Retrieved 12 August 2013 Thompson Damian 25 May 2013 Four recordings of Beethoven s Ninth on a 15 47 app The Spectator Retrieved 12 August 2013 Lawton Chuck 31 January 2011 Touch The Solar System on Your iPad Wired Retrieved 12 August 2013 Dredge Stuart 8 August 2011 The Waste Land iPad app earns back its costs in six weeks on the App Store The Guardian Retrieved 12 August 2013 Ng David 20 May 2013 Shakespeare s sonnets get a new iPad iPhone app The Los Angeles Times Retrieved 12 August 2013 Touchpress unveils new strategic direction and rebrands as Amphio The Bookseller www thebookseller com Retrieved 1 December 2016 Roush Wade 29 July 2011 TouchPress Theodore Gray Tests His Mettle in the App World Publishers Weekly Retrieved 12 August 2013 Wolfram Stephen 24 December 2010 Touch Press The Second Book Stephen Wolfram Blog Retrieved 12 August 2013 Pham Alex 27 April 2010 The curious tale of the wooden table that became an iPad book The Los Angeles Times Retrieved 12 August 2013 Stockton Nick 20 October 2014 Explore the Building Blocks of Everything From Poison to Soap Wired Retrieved 17 December 2014 Ng David 27 April 2012 The Coffee Table eBook iPad Apps From Touch Press Transform The Act Of Reading Forbes Retrieved 12 August 2013 Roush Wade 11 May 2012 Touch Press the iPad and the New Golden Age of Multimedia Xconomy Retrieved 12 August 2013 Boehret Katherine 7 April 2010 For the iPad Apps With Their Own Wow Factor The Wall Street Journal Retrieved 12 August 2013 Padilla Richard 8 August 2013 Disney Animated for iPad Covers the History of All 53 Disney Films Mac Rumors Retrieved 12 August 2013 Service Tom 31 May 2013 Beethoven s Ninth the app an Ode to iJoy The Guardian Retrieved 12 August 2013 Richmond Shane 15 July 2011 The Waste Land iPad app review The Telegraph Retrieved 12 August 2013 Burton Charlie 26 July 2011 In depth How Bjork s Biophilia album fuses music with iPad apps Wired Archived from the original on 15 April 2014 Retrieved 13 August 2013 Caplan Lisa 14 December 2012 Touch Press brushes the dust off The Sonnets by Shakespeare Appolicious Archived from the original on 9 December 2014 Retrieved 12 August 2013 Stephen Hough And Touch Press Release Ground Breaking iPad App Coinciding With Opening Concert Of BBC Proms Classical Source 10 July 2013 Retrieved 12 August 2013 Wall Seth Colter 21 December 2012 The Perfect Classical Music App Slate Retrieved 12 August 2013 Grabarek Daryl 21 October 2011 Review March of the Dinosaurs for iOS School Library Journal Retrieved 12 August 2013 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Touchpress amp oldid 1179815064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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