Major 🔑s to iOS Design360|iDev 2016
Tyler Burgett @tyburg
Who is this guy?
•Lives in Denver •Works at BIT Systems •Does Research and DevOps
Do you have to have a “beautiful” app with intuitive UI for it to be successful?
🔑 Start with real data
Real data?
•API •From a sensor •Photos from a real device
🔑 Put it on a phone
Lots of options
•Your favorite cloud service •Sketch mirror •Marvel or POP
🔑 Don’t reinvent the wheel
🔑 Know the ingredients
–Jim Gaffagin
“Is this that hard to follow? It’s all the same!”
BarsViewsControls
What about custom actions?
Custom components
•Save people from themselves •Add a shortcut for power users •Make your critical path very obvious
Stealing like an artist
🔑 Remember: no one else is solving your problem
When looking at other apps
• What are you building?
• What else is being done in that space?
• What you would leave behind?
Beating Design Block
🔑 Murder your darlings
🔑 Look at crazy concepts
🔑 Make something ugly
Be helpful
•“Loading…” can be a missed opportunity
•A great time for pro-tips
Tell them what they can do
•No one wants to “submit a form”
•Sweeten the deal
Show some personality
•Play to your audience •Know when to be serious •A must for chat bot apps
Currently reading
🔑 Study the masters
Thank you!@tyburg