Designing for the iPad : building applications that sell / Chris Stevens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, Chris, 1978-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software--Development.

Application software.

iPad (Computer)--Programming.

iPad (Computer).

Mobile computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Get in the game of developing successful apps for the iPad Designing for the iPad presents unique challenges for developers and requires an entirely different mindset of elements to consider when creating apps. Written by a highly successful iPad software developer, this book teaches you how to think about the creation process differently when designing iPad apps and escorts you through the process of building applications that have the best chance for success. You'll learn how to take advantage of the iPad's exciting new features and tackle an array of new design challenges so that y

Contents:

Designing for the iPad: Building Applications that Sell; About the Author; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Who Should Read This Book?; The Revival of the Hobbyist Programmer; Part I: Understanding the iPad; Chapter 1: Embracing a New Paradigm; A Quick History of User Interface (UI) Design; Why the iPad Is Not a Big iPhone; Working with a Large Touchscreen; Adapting iPhone Apps for the iPad; Chapter 2: Entering the iPad Marketplace; Making Money; Knowing Your Customers; Respecting Your Users; Focusing on Your Marketing Campaign; Dreaming Up App Ideas

Getting Press Coverage for Your AppStirring Up Controversy; Chapter 3: Getting Inspired; Grasping the Core Uses of the iPad; The iPad as a Video Entertainment Device; Imagining Games for the iPad; Educational Possibilities for the iPad; Using the iPad for Content Creation; Distributing Newspapers and Magazines; Books on the iPad; Part II: Planning Your Killer App; Chapter 4: Working with Clients; Explaining the iPad Proposition; Pitching iPad App Ideas to Clients; Adapting Existing Flash Apps; Agreeing on Designs; A Word on Revenue Sharing; Chapter 5: Working on an Independent iPad App

Designing in a TeamAgreeing on Roles; Working Internationally; Motivating Yourself; Keeping in Touch with the iPad Community; Chapter 6: Life as an Apple Developer; Communicating with Apple; Working in a Small Team; Understanding Apple; What Apple Wants; Learning to Accept Apple's Silence; Chapter 7: Organizing Your Workflow; Planning Your App; Collaborating with Designers and Programmers; Using Sketches to Communicate iPad App Designs; Using Google Docs for Project Coordination; Good Working Practices; Part III: Designing for Touchscreen Interfaces

Chapter 8: Delighting the Users of Your AppUnderstanding the iPad's Strengths; Losing Your Fear of Stripping Down; Planning for Fingers; Exploring New Semantics; Typography on the iPad; Understanding iPad Ergonomics; The Importance of Prototyping; Make Decisions; Don't Offer Choices; The User Is Always Right; Attention to Detail Is Everything; Using Reality in Your Apps; Why Children Make the Best App Testers; Putting a Hand-Grenade in Your Cupcake; Chapter 9: Designing Books and Magazines; Deciding Whether an App Is Necessary; To iBook or Not To iBook?; Making a Book App

Is It Reading or Is It Watching?How To Turn Pages and Build Indexes; Adapting an Existing Magazine; Chapter 10: The Secrets of Alice for the iPad; Travelling Down the Rabbit Hole; Learning from; Scene by Scene; Emerging from the Rabbit Hole; Chapter 11: Starting Out with Sound on the iPad; How Not To Annoy People with Sound; Preparing Sound for the iPad; Choosing an Audio Format; Creating Soundtracks and Sound Effects; Part IV: Marketing Your App; Chapter 12: Zero Budget Solutions; Understanding How the Press Works; Harnessing the Power of YouTube; Making a Video

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Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613405258

9780470976937

0470976934

9781283405256

1283405253

9781119991021

1119991021

OCLC:

742332921