Book Image

iPhone User Interface Cookbook

By : Cameron Banga
Book Image

iPhone User Interface Cookbook

By: Cameron Banga

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
iPhone User Interface Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
PacktLib.PacktPub.com
Preface
The Importance of Direct Manipulation
If you need a stylus, you blew it

Integrating push or local notifications into our app


Push and local notifications are a common inclusion in many applications, offering a way to communicate to users when they're not currently using our application. Upon a content update in our app, we can either send out a push or local notification to help allure the user back inside of our work.

Push and local notifications are an extremely useful interface option that we have essentially no creative control over. No matter how hard we try to customize the notification, it will forever be a blue rounded rectangle with one or more action buttons.

At this point, we may be asking ourselves as to if there is an actual need to put effort into the interface design of notifications. We may even wonder if time spent on such elements is even interface design work, as we have no control over the piece.

However, it's important to note that push and local notifications are often the most overlooked aspect of application design. The purpose...