Adobe introduced a new touch-optimized UI with AEM 5.6 for the author environment. This differs considerably from the original classic UI as it is designed to operate on both touch and desktop devices. The basic principles of the touch-optimized UI are:
- Mobile first (with desktop in mind)
- Responsive design
- Context relevant display
- Reusable
- Include embedded reference documentation
- Include embedded tests
- Bottom-up design to ensure these principles are applied to every element and component
