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This category focuses on designing apps for the mobile operating system iOS. Topics covered include free GUI templates, resources and tutorials.

10 Tips for Better iPhonography

10 Tips for Better iPhonography

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Photography

As cliché as it sounds, the best camera is the one you have with you. Fret not if you don’t have an expensive DSLR. When you have your iPhone cam…

6 Subtle UI Changes in iOS 11

6 Subtle UI Changes in iOS 11

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Web Design

With the unveiling of iOS 11, Apple continues to iterate on the existing user interface and push the envelope in terms of what can be achieved within a mobile operating…

Designing an iOS App in Sketch: Part 3

Designing an iOS App in Sketch: Part 3

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UI Design

In this 3 part tutorial (I wanted to break it into more digestible chunks) well be creating screens for a fictional, ‘Pay It Forward*’ iOS App called ‘Piece’. Just in…

Designing an iOS App in Sketch: Part 2

Designing an iOS App in Sketch: Part 2

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UI Design

In this 3 part tutorial (I wanted to break it into more digestible chunks) well be creating screens for a fictional, ‘Pay It Forward*’ iOS App called ‘Piece’. If you…

Designing an iOS App in Sketch

Designing an iOS App in Sketch

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UI Design

In this 3 part tutorial (I wanted to break it into more digestible chunks) we’ll be creating screens for a fictional, ‘Pay It Forward’ iOS App called ‘Piece’. Before we…

10 Tips For Successfully Marketing iOS Apps

10 Tips For Successfully Marketing iOS Apps

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Marketing

If you’ve just finished developing, let’s talk about the next step, marketing iOS apps in order to get sales in the App Store. Following these steps won’t guarantee a blockbuster…

Popular Tools for Cross Platform Mobile Development

Popular Tools for Cross Platform Mobile Development

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Web Design

It used to be time-consuming to port apps between iOS and Android devices due to differences in the development environments, Xcode and Eclipse, and the programming languages, Objective-C and Java….

50 Beautiful Mobile App Icons for Design Inspiration

50 Beautiful Mobile App Icons for Design Inspiration

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Inspiration

In this showcase I have put together 70 full @2x mobile app icons. Each icon was designed and published on Dribbble with a direct link back to the source. I…

Working with Property Lists in Xcode 4.2

Working with Property Lists in Xcode 4.2

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Web Design

Property lists are designed specifically for Objective-C apps to store and retain data. These are straight XML files formatted for easy access to bundles and application resources. There isn’t anything…

6 Great iOS Photography Apps for Pros & Beginners

6 Great iOS Photography Apps for Pros & Beginners

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Photography

We all know that smartphones don’t exactly have the most best cameras in the market, but there are a number of great apps to make your photos look awesome. For…

Why iOS7 Does and Doesn’t Reflect Apple’s Core Brand

Why iOS7 Does and Doesn’t Reflect Apple’s Core Brand

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Web Design

A few months ago, Apple released their long-awaited iOS7 update to users around the world. It was the single biggest visual update to iOS since the release of the original…

Web Icons & the iPad Retina Display

Web Icons & the iPad Retina Display

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Web Design

I am now a proud owner of the brand new iPad 3 and must admit I’m rather impressed. I’ve never been an Apple fan but I think the new iPad…

Creating a Mobile Web Application with Meta Tags

Creating a Mobile Web Application with Meta Tags

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Web Design

Advancing trends for the mobile web are slowly blurring the line between Internet websites and native applications. Lately there have been many updates to mobile operating systems and web browsers…

Guidelines to Follow when Building for the App Store (iOS & Android)

Guidelines to Follow when Building for the App Store (iOS & Android)

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Web Design

There are a lot of factors to consider before building and submitting a mobile application. Developers have plenty of resources on the web for consulting official documentation. But there are…

The Curious Link Between Icon Design and Candies

The Curious Link Between Icon Design and Candies

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Web Design

Do you like candies? Come on, even if your outer adult doesn’t want to admit it, your inner child is reaching with its palms out! Do you remember when you…

Focus On: Mobile App Design Trends for 2012

Focus On: Mobile App Design Trends for 2012

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Web Design

Mobile applications are on the rise as more consumers switch over to smartphones. Between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating system there are plenty of wonderful apps to browse through….

Getting Started Building iPhone Apps in Xcode 4.2

Getting Started Building iPhone Apps in Xcode 4.2

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Web Design

The newest version of Xcode comes packaged with a few noticeable interface changes. For beginners and intermediate users it can be difficult figuring out even the most basic functionality. And…

Creating Pixel-Perfect UI for iPhone Applications

Creating Pixel-Perfect UI for iPhone Applications

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UX Design