A method of forming a plurality of touch panel assemblies, the method comprising: forming a pattern of first electrodes in a layer of conductive material deposited on a first surface of a mother glass sheet; forming a color filter layer (302; 404) on a second surface of the glass sheet, the second surface being opposite the first surface; connecting a thin film transistor, TFT, display layer to the color filter layer to create an intermediate stack; placing liquid crystal material between at least a portion of the TFT display layer and the color filter layer; cutting a pattern into the mother glass sheet after the color filter layer and TFT display layer have been formed thereon in order to segment the mother glass sheet into a plurality of individual cells; connecting at least one electrical connector to the intermediate stack of each individual cell; connecting a first polarizer to a first surface of the intermediate stack of each individual cell and a second polarizer to an opposite second surface of the intermediate stack of each individual cell, the first polarizer having a first polarization axis oriented at ninety degrees with respect to a second polarization axis of the second polarizer; and connecting a cover glass sheet to the intermediate stack of each individual cell to form the touch panel assembly, the cover glass having a patterned conductive layer forming a set of second electrodes provided on the surface thereof adjacent the intermediate stack, wherein the first and second electrodes form transmit and receive electrodes of a capacitive touch panel system; wherein the pattern of first electrodes includes a plurality of parallel strips (232; 242, 244) formed into the layer of conductive material; wherein the pattern of first electrodes further includes a floating electrode element (234; 246) between a pair of the parallel strips (242, 246); and wherein the method further comprises adjusting the length of the floating electrode element (234; 246) in the longitudinal direction of the parallel strips (242, 246) in order to reduce the likelihood of an electrical short between the pair of the parallel strips (242, 244). forming a pattern of first electrodes in a layer of conductive material deposited on a first surface of a mother glass sheet; forming a color filter layer (302; 404) on a second surface of the glass sheet, the second surface being opposite the first surface; connecting a thin film transistor, TFT, display layer to the color filter layer to create an intermediate stack; placing liquid crystal material between at least a portion of the TFT display layer and the color filter layer; cutting a pattern into the mother glass sheet after the color filter layer and TFT display layer have been formed thereon in order to segment the mother glass sheet into a plurality of individual cells; connecting at least one electrical connector to the intermediate stack of each individual cell; connecting a first polarizer to a first surface of the intermediate stack of each individual cell and a second polarizer to an opposite second surface of the intermediate stack of each individual cell, the first polarizer having a first polarization axis oriented at ninety degrees with respect to a second polarization axis of the second polarizer; and connecting a cover glass sheet to the intermediate stack of each individual cell to form the touch panel assembly, the cover glass having a patterned conductive layer forming a set of second electrodes provided on the surface thereof adjacent the intermediate stack, wherein the first and second electrodes form transmit and receive electrodes of a capacitive touch panel system; wherein the pattern of first electrodes includes a plurality of parallel strips (232; 242, 244) formed into the layer of conductive material; wherein the pattern of first electrodes further includes a floating electrode element (234; 246) between a pair of the parallel strips (242, 246); and wherein the method further comprises adjusting the length of the floating electrode element (234; 246) in the longitudinal direction of the parallel strips (242, 246) in order to reduce the likelihood of an electrical short between the pair of the parallel strips (242, 244).