iPhone User Interface Cookbook

A concise dissection of Apple's iOS user interface design principles

Key Features

• 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

Book Description

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

Who this book is 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.