Speaking of coverflow, I'm sure we can grab the code used in the new iPhoto online galleries that sort of mimics coverflow and use that somehow. -=R
On 9/3/07 10:30 AM, "shelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree, but is iui , which is basically a clone of the youtube > interface the best interface for media, I think other designs need to > be explored before we start talking standard ui designs. Coverflow > comes to mind. > > > On the other had iui is the easiest to implement and it looks good. > > > On Sep 2, 2:17 am, rich_wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Here's some thoughts for new developers just starting out with iPhone >> app design... >> >> Because the underlying guts of iPhone apps are based on Web >> technologies (CSS, XHMTML, JS, Ajax, etc.), it is tempting for a Web >> developer to come to the iPhone platform and consider the apps that >> they create as a special, customized breed of Web app. After all, from >> a technology perspective, that is exactly what they are. >> >> However, we need to look beyond implementation. We should have the >> mindset that we are creating iPhone applications, not Web applications >> that run on the iPhone. The difference is significant-no, not from a >> technology standpoint, but definitely from a UI design perspective. >> >> On the Web, users expect every Web site/app design to be unique. >> Developers naturally have embraced that freedom. However, when working >> on a platform, the user expectations are far different. That's why, in >> many ways, I would suggest that iPhone applications are far more like >> Mac or Windows desktop applications than Web apps. Like on their >> desktop, users will come to expect a common look and feel-whether they >> work with a built-in Apple app or a third-party Web app. Since we do >> not have an API that we have to write to, it is up to the developer to >> understand the unique design needs of the platform and build an >> application based upon it. (That's why frameworks like iUI can be so >> helpful.) >> >> - Rich > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
