#ui tutorials

This post is 50% selfish, 50% from my recent obsession about mastering UI Design. In a sad attempt to get more attention to my tumblr, here are some pretty sweet resources I've found over the past few weeks. Who ever stumbles upon this blog, enjoy!

iOS 7 Cheat Sheet

http://ivomynttinen.com/blog/the-ios-7-design-cheat-sheet/

This website is awesome for anyone needing the most recent set of parameters for making ios 7 apps for the iPhone, which I believe comes out in two days. This guy also keeps a lot of pretty handy stuff on his blog, which I'd recommend checking out. 

iOS 7 App Icon Template

http://appicontemplate.com/ios7

Has all sorts of resolutions, and it's really easy to simply paste your icon as a smart object and have it formatted for every display option. There's also a link on this page explaining how to use the template in order to get the most out of it. 

iOS UI Kits

http://webdesignledger.com/freebies/11-ui-kits-for-iphone-and-ipad-development

A little dated, but there's definitely some good stuff in here.

App Icon Tutorials

http://speckyboy.com/2012/03/07/50-detailed-icon-design-tutorials-for-photoshop/

Just doing one of these a day is making me feel like I am improving tons when it comes to icon design. And most of these tutorials let you download the .psd file, which is such a huge help. 

Last but not least....

something to aspire to

http://vimeo.com/45736484

this guy's work is amazing, and seeing him walk through the process is insane and wonderful.