iPhone User Interface Cookbook: A concise dissection of Apple's iOS user interface design principles

Cameron Banga

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eBook Nov 2011 262 pages 1st Edition

Cameron Banga

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eBook Nov 2011 262 pages 1st Edition

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Key benefits

Learn how to build an intuitive interface for your future iOS application
Avoid app rejection with detailed insight into how to best abide by Apple’s interface guidelines
Written for designers new to iOS, who may be unfamiliar with Objective-C or coding an interface
Chapters cover a variety of subjects, from standard interface elements to optimizing custom game interfaces

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The incredible growth rates for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad have pushed consumers to a new “App” economy, with developers racing to the platform. Mobile touch-centric interfaces vary greatly from traditional computing platforms, and programmers as well as designers must learn to adapt to the new form-factor.The iPhone User Interface Cookbook offers a complete breakdown of standard interface design on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You will learn the tools behind the trade, how to properly utilize standard interface elements, and custom UI tricks that will help your work stand out on the App Store.The book is designed to be a complete overview of interface design on all iOS platforms, offering insight and an inside look into app design. A variety of topics are covered, starting with an overview of tools for the app interface designer, touching upon popular interface components such as the Tab Bar, and offering suggestions for complex game interfaces. Whether you’re new to the platform or a seasoned developer with numerous applications in the App Store, this book strives to teach everyone simple and easy to implement tips for iOS interface design. Regardless of skill level, the iPhone User Interface Cookbook offers a detailed breakdown of all things interface design.

Who is this book for?

The iPhone Interface Cookbook is written from the ground up for people who are new to iOS or application interface design in general. Each chapter discusses the reasoning and design strategy behind critical interface components, as well as how to best integrate each into any iPhone or iPad application. Detailed and straight-forward recipes help give guidance and build understanding far beyond what is offered through Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines.

What you will learn

Implementation of Apple designed interface components that meet the required standards
Make your application immediately familiar to the user
Customize your interface, so it stands out in the App Store
Practices to avoid so that Apple doesn’t reject your app
Differences between the iPhone and iPad interfaces
Preventing your interface from becoming obsolete with future operating system upgrades
Making iOS specific touch screen device interfaces
Guidelines to help keep your app accessible to all people

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n64girl Jul 02, 2012

Fantastic book for beginners and anyone interested in knowing more about the world of app development. Very comprehensive and easy to read.

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sanderr Feb 20, 2012

I really enjoyed reading this book, it reads fast! I read it when commuting from home to work. It helps you to easily create applications either for the iPhone or iPad and discusses the differences between them. Even for me, without any experience developing applications for this platform, it was totally clear how things worked and what were the important bits.I liked the tone, attention to detail and readability.Though, it doesn't get into developing for iPhone/iPad from a non-Apple environment. This might be an option for another book.

Mat Jan 26, 2012

Two things I really enjoyed about this book: 1. It was a quick read. I was easily able to complete it in two short sessions. 2. It will make a handy reference guide for future projects for quick, precise information.One of the reasons the Cookbook series of books is a favorite of mine is that it gives precise, detailed information about specific things. Depending on what kind of learner you are, you may or may not like this. If your one who just sets out to conquer the world and gets stuck here and there, or wonders how something could be done better, then you'd probably enjoy this book. If you're more of a follow steps 1-100 to complete a project, then probably not so much. Your mileage will vary ultimately depending on what type of app your designing. That being said, the author does beat in concepts of good design and maximizing screen real estate.Just a word of warning: this book makes use of Adobe Photoshop for creating custom icons and your interfaces. I was able to complete this book using the Open Source equivalent, GIMP with little or no trouble at all.

W Boudville Dec 28, 2011

The conciseness of this book is one of its attractions. Banga has done some nice work for you by focusing in on a minimum subset of information about the Apple iOS user interface. You can take this book and understand it in a day, so long as you have done some graphics programming before. And not necessarily on Apples.One distinctive aspect of this UI is the prevalence of modal interactions, compared to writing in the UI of a laptop or desktop machine. Apple made this a deliberate design. Based of course on the small size of the handheld iPhone screen. If you don't stress modal, then you as a programmer and worse as a user can find a tangle of windows, with only 1 or 2 visible. Also, due to the limited memory, having modal interactions reduces the amount of memory needed to hold the widgets that have been instantiated.This can take some getting used to for a programmer hailing from the experience of a larger machine. But it is inherent in this hardware context.The text also has numerous design hints and princples scattered throughout. Like not overdoing the audio accompanying your visuals. And being aware that when you use audio, some people won't be able to hear it.There is an all too brief mention of iAd. Apple's implementation of ad placement. For some readers who might be in startups, having ads could be a vital part of your business model. Take a look at Banga's explanations. Seems easy to implement. But I do get the feeling that more information here could have been good.

Arnaud Wiehe Feb 13, 2012

This book provides an overview of interface design on all iOS platforms, from a purely design perspective, therefore don't expect any programming code. The topics covered include an overview of tools for iOS app interface designers, coverage of popular interface components and suggestions for game interfaces. The book is targeted at people who are new to iOS or application interface design in general. Chapters discuss the reasoning and design strategy behind critical interface components, as well as how to integrate these into iPhone or iPad applications.I view this book as a supplement to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, to be read in conjunction with or alongside. The breadth of topics covered is fairly comprehensive, though I did find myself wanting a bit more depth of coverage in numerous instances. The real benefit of having this book comes from the numerous helpful references to external resources, including blogs, useful web sites and specific Apple documentation.I detected a number of typos which made me wonder whether this book wasn't rushed to press. I found the "cookbook" style of this book rather tedious and unlike a traditional cookbook, following a "recipe" in this book seldom resulted in a tangible result. The book is written using the first person narrative (using we, our) instead of the second person narrative which is common for "do-it-yourself manuals". This made me feel that the author was more interested in expressing his experiences rather than guiding the reader through a solution to a problem.Overall, I would say that this is a useful though not indispensable book for app designers.

iPhone User Interface Cookbook: A concise dissection of Apple's iOS user interface design principles

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