Techniques for displaying layouts and transitional layouts of sets of content items in response to user touch inputs

A computer-implemented technique can include displaying, at a touch display of a computing system having one or more processors, a first layout of a set of content items. The technique can include receiving, at the touch display, a first touch input from a user, the first touch input comprising two spot inputs. The technique can include receiving, at the touch display, a second touch input comprising a slide input from one of the spot inputs in a direction towards or away from the other spot input, the slide input having a length. The technique can include displaying, at the touch display, one or more transitional layouts of the set of content items based on the direction and length of the slide input. The technique can also include when the user breaks contact with the touch display, displaying, at the touch display, a second layout of the set of content items.