Learning iOS Design: A Hands-On Guide for Programmers and Designers (Paperback)

“This book contains everything you need to know to create awesome, life-altering applications. . . . I pride myself on knowing a lot about design, but when reading this book, I probably didn’t encounter a single page that didn’t offer at least one interesting idea, new concept, or clever design technique. It’s also written in a way that prevents you from putting it down. . . . You’re in for a treat.”

—From the Foreword by LUKAS MATHIS, author of ignorethecode.net

Transform Your Ideas into Intuitive, Delightful iOS Apps!

As an app developer, you know design is important. But where do you start? Learning iOS Design will help you think systematically about the art and science of design, and consistently design apps that users will appreciate—and love.

Pioneering Omni Group user experience expert William Van Hecke first explains what design really means, and why effective app design matters so much. Next, using a sample concept, he walks through transforming a vague idea into a fleshed-out design, moving from outlines to sketches, wireframes to mockups, prototypes to finished apps.

Building on universal design principles, he offers practical advice for thinking carefully, critically, and cleverly about your own projects, and provides exercises to guide you step-by-step through planning your own app’s design. An accompanying website (learningiosdesign.com) provides professional-grade sketches, wireframes, and mockups you can study and play with to inspire your own new project.

Coverage includes

• Planning and making sense of your app idea
• Exploring potential approaches, styles, and strategies
• Creating more forgiving, helpful, and effective interactions
• Managing the constraints of the iOS platform (or any platform)
• Crafting interfaces that are graceful, gracious, and consistently enjoyable to use
• Balancing concerns such as “focus versus versatility” and “friction versus guidance”
• Understanding why all designs are compromises—and how to find the best path for your own app

「這本書包含了你需要知道的一切，以創造出令人驚艷且改變生活的應用程式......我以對設計有相當了解而自豪，但在閱讀這本書時，我可能沒有遇到一頁不提供至少一個有趣的想法、新概念或巧妙的設計技巧。它的寫作方式也讓你無法放下......你將會有所收穫。」
- LUKAS MATHIS，《ignorethecode.net》作者，序言中的話。

將你的想法轉化為直觀、令人愉悅的iOS應用程式！
作為一名應用程式開發者，你知道設計的重要性。但你應該從哪裡開始呢？《Learning iOS Design》將幫助你系統地思考設計的藝術和科學，並持續設計出讓使用者欣賞並喜愛的應用程式。

先驅性的Omni Group用戶體驗專家William Van Hecke首先解釋了設計的真正含義，以及為什麼有效的應用程式設計如此重要。接下來，他使用一個示例概念，從模糊的想法轉化為具體的設計，從大綱到草圖，從線框圖到模型，再到完成的應用程式。

在普遍的設計原則基礎上，他提供了關於仔細、批判和巧妙地思考自己項目的實用建議，並提供了一系列練習，逐步指導你計劃自己應用程式的設計。附帶的網站（learningiosdesign.com）提供了專業級的草圖、線框圖和模型供你研究和參考，以激發你自己的新項目。

內容包括：
- 計劃和理解你的應用程式想法
- 探索潛在的方法、風格和策略
- 創造更寬容、有幫助和有效的互動
- 管理iOS平台（或任何平台）的限制
- 設計優雅、恭敬且一致愉悅的界面
- 平衡「焦點與多功能性」和「摩擦與引導」等問題
- 理解為什麼所有設計都是妥協，以及如何找到自己應用程式的最佳路徑。