Unit 8 Reading

App development starts with an idea. The idea is derived from a problem, and the app is the solution. This application has a specific audience and should attend  to their needs. People get engaged in apps that are funny and get a heightened experience. Looking, though existing apps you can get an idea of what works well and what doesn't. A helpful tip is to look at the best applications from each category and get an idea of the conventions that are currently working. To develop a iphone app, the device needs to be understood and the apps need to be designer around device specifications. Your entire idea need to be sketched out, when you get all of your ideas out on paper its easier to see the project through. 

App icons have to be unique inorder to stand out in the crowd of many app icons. The concept of the icon should be expressed through the design, this can be done without any words. The title of the app is posted along the side so it makes the name of it on the icon unnecessary. When you open up your app to the app store, avoid using the standard gloss. Many of the apps have this but you want to differentiate your app from the rest. If this gleam is desired you can create your own and still have a clean image. The app should be simple and have little nose. The intest of the design should be added in to the detail of the icon rather then adding stuff that brings nothing to the table. Your icon and the overall theme of your app should mimic each other and stay in the same design. 

Helpful links:

More in depth tips

How creating an app works

Designing an Iphone interface

Mistakes to avoid