Jen Gordon is the owner of Atlanta-based iPhone app design studio Clever Twist. She specializes in usable interfaces, beautiful design and straight talk. She loves her family, the iPhone and periodically dreams that she's close friends with Dolly Parton. Follow her on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/itsjengordon or drop her a line to say hi!
Hey y’all it’s jen
Do you pay for app ideas? I get this question so much I thought hey maybe I should reach out and see if there are any developers who pay for other people’s app ideas, and then produce the app – ? And if so, why and how do they do it?
There are [...]
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We’re working on getting Mobile Love to the iPad with tons of cool features that let you learn about how to design your own iPhone apps, and request quotes from developers. A nice write-up on Read Write Web today about the upcoming product here.
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Ok so we’re set to launch our first iPad app and are stuck on the name. The app is a throwback to the old Lite Brite, allowing you to draw pictures by dragging your finger across the screen.
My brainstorming session here:
Name our App
Which name appeals to you?
Hey y’all – so I’ve been using this wooden iPad prototype for weeks to test UI design elements. This is how we roll down South folks.
All of the dimensions, cornering etc are as close to the real thing as you can get with a circular saw and a ball point pen. It looks pretty jacked [...]
If you’ve started designing for Android, you’ve probably been wondering what font family they’re using for the menu buttons etc. Or maybe you’re not. Anyway I was so I started Googling around to see if I could figure it out and voila! the Droid Font Family.
Hope this helps – leave me a comment and let [...]
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I just got a great question from Michael over email:
Good Morning Jen,
Quick question… What would it take to make an iPhone app that just points to a website. Our site is iPhone optomized and is a non profit hobby fansite for an ABC television show and as we’d love to offer a free [...]
Hey y’all. So I had some downtime after the ol holiday grub-fest to write up an answer an often-asked question by clients: “How do you submit apps to the app store?” Henceforth find ye de-mystification of the submittal process!
To submit an app to the iTunes store you first must sign up to become a Registered [...]
What if you had a nickle for every time you heard: “I have the PERFECT idea for an app…“? It’s the buzz on the street. The iPhone has created unprecedented excitement and innovation from people both inside and outside the software development community. Still for those outside the development world, the process is a bit [...]
Screen Size:
320 x 480 pixels
Springboard Icon Size
57 x 57
Graphics Specification
export graphics as PNG-24
Download Graphics Templates
Design templates are a great way to get into GUI design quickly and easily. Although it’s recommended to always begin with paper prototypes, wireframing in tools like OmniGraffle or Photoshop creates a nice presentation for clients. Below find a collection of Visio, OmniGraffle and Photoshop templates.
Please leave a comment for any template I’ve not included so [...]
