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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Designing apps for delight and usability

But First... Breathe

No Geek Credentials Required

Advice from the Real World

1. TOUCH AND GO

How we use iPhone apps

On the Go: One Hand, One Eye, One Big Blur

Get R Done Quick

One Tool in a Crowded Toolbox

Bored, Fickle, and Disloyal

Double-Tap, Pinch, Twist, What？

Clumsy Fingers

So, What, Do I Design for Dummies？

2. IS ITTAPWORTHY？

Crafting your app's mission

There's Not an App for That

What's Your Story？

What Makes Your App Mobile？

First Person: Josh Williams and Gowalla

Mobile Mindsets

“I'm Microtasking”

“I'm Local”

“I'm Bored”

What Makes You So Special Anyway？

Wait, Wait, Come Back！

Throw Out the Babies, Too

Can't I Get That on the Web？

3. TINY TOUCHSCREEN

Designing for size and touch

A Physical Feel

Rule of Thumb

The Magic Number Is 44

Don't Crowd Me

First Person: James Thomson and PCalc

Pointed Design

Take It From the Top

Design to a 44-Pixel Rhythm

Be a Scroll Skeptic

Edit, Edit, Edit

Secret Panels and Hidden Doors

First Person: Rusty Mitchell and USA Today

4. GET ORGANIZED

Structuring your app the Apple way

WWJD: What Would Jobs Do？

Getting Around: Apple's Navigation Models

Flat Pages: A Deck of Cards (or Just One)

Tab Bar: What's on the Menu？

Tree Structure: Let 1,000 Screens Bloom

Combining Navigation Models

Modal Views and Navigational Cul-de-Sacs

A Tangled Web

Storyboarding Your App on Paper

Put Something Ugly on Your iPhone

First Person: Jvrgen Schweizer and Things

5. THE STANDARD CONTROLS

Using the built-in interface elements

The Power of Standard Visuals

The Navigation Bar Shows the Way

The Toolbar

“So an Icon Goes into a Bar.. ”

The Search Bar

Table Views Are Lists on Steroids

Setting the Table: Indexes and Grouped Lists

Table View Editing Tools

Text Me

Editing Text

Fixing Typoz

Is That for Here or to Go？

Don't Make 'Era Keybored

Multiple Choice: Pickers, Lists, and Action Sheets

On the Button

Yes and No: Switches

Segmented Controls Are Radio Buttons

Sliders Stay on Track

Settings: A Matter of Preference

Is There More？

6. STAND OUT

Creating a unique visual identity

What's Your App's Personality？

Gussying Up Familiar Pixels

You Stay Classy

Keep It Real

Designing Custom Toolbar Icons

Metaphorically Speaking

I Call My New Invention “The Wheel”

And Now for Something Completely Different

First Person: Craig Hockenberry, Gedeon Maheux, and Twitterrific

7. FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Introducing your app

Your Icon Is Your Business Card

Building Your App's Icons

What's In a Name？

While You Wait: The Launch Image

The Illusion of Suspended Animation

Put Out the Welcome Mat

Instructions Can't Make You Super

The First Screen

First Person: Joe Hewitt and Facebook

8. SWIPE！ PINCH！ FLICK！

Working with gestures

Finding What You Can't See

Pave the Cowpaths

Shortcuts and Backup Plans

Piggybacking Standard Gestures

Shake, Shake, Shake

Two's a Crowd

Awkwardness for Self Defense

Phone Physics

9. KNOWTHE LANDSCAPE

The spin on screen rotation

Why Do People Flip？

A Whole New Landscape

Making a Complicated Turn

Don't Lose Your Place

10. POLITE CONVERSATION

Alerts, interruptions, and updates

When To Interrupt

Remain Calm and Carry On

Pushy Notifications

No Stinkin Badges

Yep, I'm Working on R

Bending Time: Progress Bars and Other Distractions

11. HOWDY, NEIGHBOR

Playing nice with other apps

Public Square: Contacts, Photos, and Events

Tag, You're It: Passing Control to Other Apps

Roll Your Own: Browsers, Maps, and Email

Happy Trails, Neighbor

INDEX