- Oisin Prendiville & Padraig Kennedy This post was published in the third issue of the Appville magazine. The Tokens App was launched recently and there was so much buzz, I had to get in touch with Padraig and Oisin to come and tell their story. This is a classic case of an app solving [...]
From 0 – 12,000 Downloads : The Story Of the Appville Newsstand Magazine
In October 2012, I launched the Appville Magazine as a way to give developers tips on how to market their apps and understand the business of the App store. Fast forward to 3 months later, I believe the app has been successful (at least for my standards). Here is the story from beginning to the [...]
3 Examples Of Minimal Design Done Well
Here are three apps that have the minimal design concept nailed down. I use these apps often and like how the controls kind of get out of the way and you get to interact with the app directly. Google Maps I loved the Google Maps app the moment I downloaded it. The app uses a [...]
7 Cool Web Apps You May Not Know Existed for App Designers
As the internet has evolved over the period, it has become a more complicated and a powerful platform. There are large numbers of useful web apps that have gained popularity over the last few years that strive to make the lives of app designers a lot easier. Here is a list of seven cool web [...]
How To Slice Images For Your App From Photoshop
In this post, I am going to show you how to slice images from Photoshop for your apps. I get this question a lot so it would be nice to somewhere to point people to when the email comes in . You can either watch the video (4.45 mins) below or if you want a [...]
Don’t hate on Skeuomorphism. Here Are 3 Reasons Why
Skeumorphism, has been a heated topic recently, dividing the mobile design community, with many critics already declaring this methodology utterly outdated, useless bloatware. The technique of taking high-status physical objects, like kettles and analogue knobs and applying them as UI elements, has been a design fixture of Apple, over the past few years, but with [...]
How To Implement a Custom UIProgressView
Here is another video I made that shows you how to create a stunning UIProgressView for your app. The progress view is useful in showing intermediate states for your app. For example, when you are downloading content and want to show the progress. Here is how to go beyond the standard Progress view and get [...]
How To Customize Your App’s UITabbar
Sometimes, you just need a unique look and feel to the UITabbar to make your app stand out. I made a video showing you how we did it for the Fitpulse template. You can see it below. Let me know what you think. If you like the video, please share it with your friends on [...]
iPhone Mockup : How to Make Stunning Product Shots for your iPhone App
Have you ever wondered how to make those stunning app screenshots? Yeah, those ones that make your app look like a million dollars. This is a screenshot of our newest template RadioJive UPDATE: It seems some of the mockups I linked to earlier might violate Apple’s terms. So I have updated the post to only [...]
Transforming the World Drugs App : Extreme Makeover Part 1
This is the follow up post to the “Call for Apps” where I asked you to send me your app and I promised to choose one and basically do a free re-design. What I wasn’t expecting was to see so many requests! So now I have to deliver right? (No pressure) I am going to [...]