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iPhone User Interface Design Projects

:	Joachim Bondo, David Barnard, Dan Burcaw, Tim Novikoff, Craig Kemper, Chris Parrish, Keith Peters, J
:	iPhone User Interface Design Projects
:	Apress
:	9781430223603
:	1
:	CHF 31.30
:

:	Allgemeines, Lexika
:	English

:	350
:	Wasserzeichen/DRM
:	PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
:	PDF

With over 100,000 iPhone applications and 125,000 registered iPhone developers, is it still possible to create a top-selling app that stands apart from the six-figure crowd? Of course, but you'll need more than a great idea and flawless code-an eye-catching and functional user interface design is essential. With this book, you'll get practical advice on user interface design from 10 innovative developers who, like you, have sat wondering how to best utilize the iPhone's minimal screen real estate. Their stories illustrate precisely why, with more apps and more experienced, creative developers, no iPhone app can succeed without a great user interface.

Whatever type of iPhone project you have in mind-social networking app, game, or reference tool-you'll benefit from the information presented in this book. More than just tips and pointers, you'll learn from the authors' hands-on experiences, including:

of App Cubby on how to use Apple's user interface conventions and test for usability to assure better results
Joach m Bondo, creator of Deep Green Chess, beats a classic design problem of navigating large dataset results in the realm of the iPhone
Former Apple employeeDan Burcaw tailors user interfaces and adds the power of CoreLocation, Address Book, and Camera to the social networking app, Brightkite
Da id Kaneda takes his Basecamp project management client, Outpost, from a blank page (literally) to a model of dashboard clarity
Craig Kemper focuses on the smallest details to create his award-winning puzzle games TanZen and Zentomino
Tim Novikoff, a graduate student in applied math with no programming experience, reduces a complex problem to simplicity in Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab
Long-time Mac developerChris Parrish goes into detail on the creation of the digital postcard app, Postage, which won the 2009 Apple Design Award
Flash developerKeith Peters provides solutions for bringing games that were designed for a desktop screen to the small, touch-sensitive world of the iPhone
Jürgen Siebert, creator of FontShuffle, outlines the anatomy of letters and how to select the right fonts for maximum readability on the iPhone screen
Eddie Wilson, an interactive designer, reveals the fine balance of excellent design and trial-by-fire programming used to create his successful app Snow Report

Combined with Apress' best-sellingBeginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK, you'll be prepared to match great code with striking design and create the app that everyone is talking about.

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	Dedication Page	4
	Contents at a Glance	5
	Table of Contents	6
	Foreword	11
	About the Technical Reviewer	12
	Introduction	13
	What s in This Book	13
	CHAPTER 1: App Cubby	17
	From Fanboy to Developer	17
	Learning from Apple	18
	To Tap or Not to Tap?	24
	Usability Testing on the Cheap	28
	Finding Users	28
	Testing Done Right	28
	Walking Through a User s Test	29
	Learning from Usability Testing	31
	Fit and Finish	32
	Summary	34
	CHAPTER 2: Yet Another Google Reader	37
	Choosing to Develop a Newsreader	37
	Identifying Pitfalls of Current Newsreaders	38
	Exploring the Google Reader Experience	39
	Lack of Overview and Cumbersome Navigation	43
	Lack of Data Control	44
	Improving the Newsreader Experience	45
	Defining the Application Definition Statement	46
	Making the Application Native	47
	Making the Navigation More Effective	47
	Giving a Better Overview	50
	Studying the User s Reading Pattern	51
	Presenting the Information	51
	Outlining the Next Steps	53
	Summary	54
	CHAPTER 3: Brightkite for the iPhone	57
	Introducing the Brightkite Location-Aware Social Network	57
	Introducing Double Encore	58
	Moving From Web to Mobile	58
	The Rise of Native Applications, to the Web s Despair	60
	IT S ALL ABOUT LOCATION	61
	A Creative Paradigm Shift	62
	BRIGHTKITE SHARES	64
	Designing for the First-Time User	65
	Creating Virtually Infinite Drill-Down	68
	BEST PRACTICES FOR ADDRESS BOOK INTEGRATION	70
	Summary	71
	CHAPTER 4: Outpost	74
	Establishing Outpos	74
	Wireframing Outpost	75
	Designing Outpost	79
	Two Screens, One Application	79
	First Attempt	81
	Second Attempt	81
	Fitting In	83
	Working in a Small Team	85
	Designing with HTML	85
	All That Glitters	86
	Summary	88
	CHAPTER 5: TanZen and Zentomino	91
	Finding the Elusive Application Idea	91
	Creating a Design Document	93
	Diving into the Code	94
	Creating the Piece UI	95
	Pieces, Pieces Everywhere	96
	Being Deceived by the Simulator	97
	Playing to the Emotions of Your Customers	98
	Words? We Don t Need No Stinking Words!	99
	How Many Buttons Does It Take?	100
	When Is a Game Not a Game?	101
	The Eureka Moment	101
	I m Not an Artist, But I Play One on the App Store	101
	Vital, Yet Invisible	103
	Racing to the Finish Line?	105
	Building a Better Rotation	105
	Finally Testing on a Device	108
	Going Back to the Drawing Board	108
	The Perils of Being 95 Percent Finished	110
	The App Store Arrives	111
	Recalling the First Days on the App Store	112
	Responding to Rotation Issues	113
	When to Say Yes and When to Say Thanks, I ll think about it.	115
	Surviving on the App Store	117
	Creating a Second Game Without Starting Over	118
	Repurposing a Popular Interface	119
	Making Interface Modifications to Fit the New Game Rules	119
	Designing Around Limitations in Screen Size	120
	Colors, Colors Everywhere	120
	Putting on the Finishing Touches	121
	Summary	122
	CHAPTER 6: Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab	125
	Checking Out the Competition	126
	Mental Model Inconsistency	128
	Inappropriate Orientations	128
	Small Buttons	129
	Starting Development	130
	Designing the Flashcards	133
	Designing the Buttons	134
	Testing the Application	136
	Launching the Application	137
	Summary	138
	CHAPTER 7: Postage	141
	Keeping the Application Focused	142
	Selecting Font Styles	144
	Selecting Font Colors	144
	Using Image Effects	145
	Setting Preferences and Configuring the Application	145
	Separating Tasks	148
	MODAL VS. MODELESS	151
	Analyzing the Context	152
	Considering Context in Postage	153
	Facing Potential Problems with Context	155
	Using Familiar Controls in Postage	156
	Creating the Application Flow	158
	Giving Hints About Flow	159
	Showing Instead of Telling	160
	Avoiding Icon Overload	162
	Tuning Responsiveness and Feedback	163
	Exploring the Postage Development Technique	164
	Creating Prototypes and Mock-ups	164
	Writing Specifications	166
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