Designing for iOS: Taming UIButton
Must read article for designers, especially for those who have started designing for iOS mobile after they have done a lot of design for web.
UX Sketching And Wireframing Templates For Mobile Projects
Today we are happy to release two printable UX sketching and wireframing templates, designed by Pixle for Smashing Magazine’s readers. This article presents Outline, a set of sketching and wireframing papers for mobile platforms and Tapsize, a set of templates for checking optimal tap areas without a mobile device.
Back Button Placement
I’ve been trying to decide whether an iOS «Done» button would be more suitably placed at the top-left or top-right corner of the screen when it’s the only button in the navigation bar and used to close the current view.
Most apps tend to place the «Done» button on the right in this situation. Popular apps such as YouTube and Facebook, however, have also trained users to tap a «Done» button on the left to dismiss videos or photos (although in both of these cases, they are accompanied by another button on the right-hand side).
I think a good argument can be made for placing the «Done» button on the left when it’s being used to dismiss a view, since in these cases it’s effectively acting as a «Back», «Close», or «Cancel» button.
27 Must have iOS Design Resources to Bookmark
With every great iOS applications comes a great interface that’s been designed well and makes the iPhone or iPad look completely different to the tradition iOS design-scheme – that’s why I have compiled a list of invaluable iOS design resources that’ll help you on your quest of designing a beautiful, unique and functional interface for your iOS application. Good luck and enjoy!
