I’ve mentioned the Sketch app, and most recently a nice template for Sketch based on iOS 8 interface components. Here’s an open source plugin for the Sketch app that makes it easier to bring the right colors into your apps called the UIColor Category Generator from Jim Rutherford. The plugin allows you to create color […]
Category: Design
After requests for more design resources this section is for resources related to app design.
Recently I mentioned an extensive iOS design kit including over 250 components and a user interface template kit for Sketch including iOS 8 elements. Here’s a GUI template for those designing for the Apple Watch from imPekable. imPekable have done an incredible job of providing elements for design including buttons, progress circles, graphs, and example app […]
I’ve mentioned the fantastic Sketch user interface design app in the past, and pointed out a collection of free iOS design templates for Sketch. Here’s a UI Kit template updated with new user interface elements from iOS 8 for your prototypes from Rafael Conde. Here’s an image showing a keyboard and predictive text bar taken […]
I’ve mentioned an open source command line based tool for working with iTunesConnect that allows you to perform a number of functions including features for updating application metadata. Nik at real Mac Software has written a guide on using the command line based iTMSTransporter tool included with Xcode to retrieve and submit app data. Nik […]
There are a number of tasks you might find yourself performing with images and here’s a nice addon category for UIImage called UIImage-Helpers from NZN that allows you to perform a number of these tasks. With NZN you can easily blur a UIImage with an adjustable level of blur, save a screenshot of a UIImage […]
I’ve mentioned a few libraries and UI controls inspired by iOS 7, and here’s an excellent resource for those prototyping iOS 7 apps called the iOS 7 Wireframe Kit by Blake Perdue. There’s a few kits out there, and this looks to be the most complete that i’ve seen with over a dozen elements and […]
Last month I mentioned an open source library allowing you to create various user interface elements with a flat style. While being able to generate different elements is nice Tope over at the App Design Vault has created a set of templates for commonly created screens with the flat minimalistic look . The templates include […]
A few months ago I mentioned an excellent UICollectionView template for creating a magazine rack view from Tope Abayomi from the App Design Vault. Here’s another great example of design from Tope providing a collection of different iPhone app navigation bars inspired by successful apps within the app store that you can download for free and […]
There can be a big difference in how an app’s design looks and feels when previewed on the desktop vs. on an actual device, and recently I mentioned a library allowing you to tweak UIKit interface component colors on iOS devices that can help with this problem. Here’s another great tool from Bjango called Skala Preview […]
Just over a year ago I wrote a post mentioning some of the excellent open source libraries available for creating charts on the iOS platform. At the time I received some feedback saying I should have mentioned some of the commercial charting applications such as Shinobi Charts, but preferred not to mention what I couldn’t […]
About two years ago I first mentioned the Keynotopia templates for creating interactive iPhone and iPad app prototypes using Keynote. Since that time Keynotopia has grown and come out with a number of premium products. Recently Keynotopia released a set of vector components in a hand drawn style (over 1,000 in the set) for free. […]
It’s widely expected that the Apple event later today (March 7th, 2012) will feature an updated version of the iPad known as either the iPad 3 or iPad HD and a display with double the resolution of the iPad and iPad 2 (2048×1536). This means that it’s time to start changing the user interface within […]
Sorry The Giveaway Has Ended – Winner Is @techilm! It’s no secret that design is critical for success in the iOS app store. With hundreds of thousands of apps to chose from your app needs to make a great first impression. With a poor looking design the user may not feel that impulse to buy, […]
In the past I’ve mentioned Vicki Wenderlich’s free game art packages which are a great resource for anyone who needs a starting point for game graphics. This new package is of particular interest because it’s Christmas themed! Seasonal games have always done well – on any platform – and Apple likes to highlight seasonal apps […]
There are quite a few free graphic resources available for games. Unfortunately the quality varies greatly, and if you do try and go the free graphics route you’ll probably wind up doing a lot of digging to find images that look good together. All this takes time, and could leave you wondering why you didn’t […]