High-quality Screenshots from an iPhone

Introduction I was reading my favourite magazine, MacUser and came across this Q and A in the letter page Question We need to produce reports with screenshots of iPhones and iPads. How do you get such high-quality ones? Answer All iOS devices -iPod, iPhone and iPad – will take screenshots when. you press the sleep/wake … Continue reading →

Design for iPhone and iPad

Introduction As I’m interested in creating iPhone apps, I’ve been looking at the best resources and tools for helping me in the design process, and assets to use in actual apps. This includes, Photoshop resources in PSD formats, design tips and stencils. Icons There are plenty of free icons out there, which would be helpful … Continue reading →

Alternative to Drag & Drop

Finding an alternative to Drag & Drop Introduction: For a AS3 project i’m working on I need to find an alternative to Drag & Drop, using Tabbing and perhaps the Return Key. Links: when to use drag & drop (some informal research results) The Wikipedia definition: Drag-and-drop Usability in application design from Jakob Nielsen: Top-10 … Continue reading →

Importing Illustrator Files to Flash

Copying images from Adobe Illustrator to Adobe Flash, which require a Gradient Introduction As I generally stick to the code side of Flash, I’m a bit rusty when it comes to the design and Timeline stuff. I needed to import Illustrator content to a Flash Movie, I assumed ‘copy and paste’ would be OK and … Continue reading →