Dwell · User-contributed screenshot · resized, content unchanged
The current verse bright, the rest dimmed
In Dwell’s Listen view, Genesis 1:2 is in full white while verses 1, 3 and 4 above and below are dimmed, each with its reference underneath. A Listen and Read switch sits at the top and a player shows “Genesis 1 · 31 Verses”.
Design takeaway
Focus with the context still visible keeps the place during audio without hiding the passage. Check that dimmed text is still readable and announced by screen readers.
What this example establishes
In Dwell’s Listen view, Genesis 1:2 is in full white while verses 1, 3 and 4 above and below are dimmed, each with its reference underneath. A Listen and Read switch sits at the top and a player shows “Genesis 1 · 31 Verses”.
Limits and further verification
A still image shows one interface state. Gestures, timing, accessibility, persistence and what happens next were not tested. App version not recorded.
Provenance
- Platform
- iOS app · device model not recorded
- Image origin
- User-contributed screenshot · resized, content unchanged
- Source or capture date
- Captured 18 September 2025 · from embedded image metadata
- Reviewed
- 6 October 2026
- Version
- Not recorded
Screenshot captured by Tobias Treppmann for his app-pattern research and supplied for this design reference. Resized for the web; content unchanged. Interface, imagery and Scripture text remain the property of their respective rights holders.
Compare the relevant patterns
How much text at once
One word, one verse, one verse in focus with its context, one passage or a whole chapter: choose the unit of Scripture a reading screen asks someone to hold, and let them move along the spectrum.
Research-informed design proposal18 · Audio and guided practicePlayback and reading positions can differ
Follow the narration without forcing the reader to follow every movement.
Research-informed design proposal