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One Man Dev Team
Tiny Shiny Apps is very much a one man development effort. However, the most recent project would not have been possible without the following teams: R&D team – Ray Wenderlich, NSScreencasts CI team – Buddybuild Infrastructure team – Google Firebase … Continue reading
Chris Lattner: Server Side Swift Podcast
Accidental Tech Podcast 205 featured an interview with Chris Lattner. The focus was on his involvement with Swift. One section included his thoughts on server side Swift. Some of his comments: Everyone on the project wants it to be “the way … Continue reading
Designing Inspired Style Guides
Designing Inspired Style Guides talk by Andy Clarke at Design Exchange Nottingham. Links from slides: http://atomicdesign.bradfrost.com/ http://patternprimer.adactio.com/ https://britishrailmanual.com/ https://standardsmanual.com/products/nasa-graphics-standards-manual https://standardsmanual.com/products/nyctacompactedition https://standardsmanual.com/products/american-revolution-bicentennial-ltd http://designguidelines.co/ http://rizzo.lonelyplanet.com/styleguide/design-elements/colours http://ggw-prototype.goalgorilla.com/design-elements/colors.html http://skyglobal.github.io/web-toolkit/#base-styles–colours http://www.thetimes.co.uk/styleguide/colours http://govuk-elements.herokuapp.com/colour/ https://material.io/guidelines/style/color.html http://wet-boew.github.io/wet-boew-styleguide/v4/design/colour-en.html https://issuu.com/bellfrog/docs/adobe-corporate-rand-guidelines https://standards.usa.gov/colors/ https://www.ox.ac.uk/public-affairs/style-guide/digital-style-guide?wssl=1 http://brand.opentable.com https://issuu.com/bondo/docs/foursquare https://www.behance.net/gallery/2341732/STIHL-Making-It-Easy-Brand-Guidelines https://corporateidentity.alberta.ca/downloads/Alberta_Corporate_Identity_Manual.pdf http://www.barbican.org.uk/branding/ https://issuu.com/janjaneczek/docs/macmillanguidelinesv13fullb http://www.mashcreative.co.uk/work/royal-mail-rethink/ https://issuu.com/amandymichiru/docs/gsm_rgb … Continue reading
Map Filter App Intro
The idea behind Map Filter App (prototype title) is “Instagram for maps”. The basic use: find an interesting feature on a map, choose a map style, apply a filter. A more accurate “X for X” comparison may be “filters for … Continue reading
Map Filter App Dev Progress
Work is coming to a close on the prototype of MapFilter app. The main features are working. It has a clean UI without any animations. It is complete enough to gather feedback on the interest in its use. It has been … Continue reading
Great App Ideas
Once you’ve had your great app idea. It’s time to be realistic and break it down. Think of it like the scientific method: Have a business idea (ask a question) Research whether there’s a need (observe and gather information) Build … Continue reading
Horsetail Falls Trailhead – Doarama
Created from GPX at: GaiaGPS by Nathan Nguyen
Mount Fuji – Doarama
Created from GPX at: GaiaGPS by Louisa Cheung
Speedy App Prototyping Without Coding
This overview will introduce the use of Sketch for design, Marvel for prototyping and Lookback for feedback. If you would to discuss your app design process, please contact me. No More Xcode This is the last mention of Xcode in this … Continue reading