I'm an interface designer working on my first app. I will not be doing the actual coding, but I am responsible for the design spec as well as delivering any assets.
I have read through Apple's mobile guidelines document, which was very helpful. I noted the one section where it was stated there is a set of default assets - toolbars, icons, etc - that anyone can use.
One thing I can't seem to find is what format should assets be delivered. For example, if we want a custom colored title bar. I make it in photoshop but how should it be exported? PNG? Something else? What resolution? (I assume 150)
Same question for icons, too.
Also for you developers out there, what kind of design document is most helpful to you? I have already put together a concept document using assets I found online to show screens. I will place those designs into a document and annotate them as to each function.
Is that enough for development on your end? I've scoured the 'net for design doc examples to no avail.
as far as I know... the default stuff is already in xcode. When the dev is using interface builder, the toolbars and icons can be selected. I believe there is a way to extract the stuff out, but wouldn't know how to do that.
Making a custom toolbar in PS might not be of any help as that can't use it from within IB if that is what they are doing... it really depends on how the coder is using these items. Sounds like you need to talk to the dev a little more and find out what they need and don't need.
Sounds like you need to talk to the dev a little more and find out what they need and don't need.
Well, the trick is - we don't have a dev yet. We're on a tight schedule and they want this stuff ready *when the dev is picked.* So I'm supposed to be producing it now.
This is a dev forum, so I was hoping maybe someone here could shed some light.
Obviously there is a way to customize apps, as seen by the thousands out there. Is everyone using IB? There has to be a way to import assets into any dev tool, since everyone seems to be doing it.
Well, the trick is - we don't have a dev yet. We're on a tight schedule and they want this stuff ready *when the dev is picked.* So I'm supposed to be producing it now.
This is a dev forum, so I was hoping maybe someone here could shed some light.
Obviously there is a way to customize apps, as seen by the thousands out there. Is everyone using IB? There has to be a way to import assets into any dev tool, since everyone seems to be doing it.
Not everyone is using it, basically to add an image or any file to a project, you just gotta drag n drop it.
If you want a navigation bar (the one at the top), I would not use images! You can assign a 'tint color' to the nav bar (via the code in XCode) to make it show any colour you wish.
Other images should be PNG's, especially if you want transparency.
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