Design is not an arcane process practiced by a small group of bespectacled artist-types. Most app design best practices can be understood objectively and logically. Here are some design principles for non-designers. Originally presented at CocoaHeads Atlanta http://www.cocoaheadsatlanta.org/meetings/56

1. Design
for Developers
Brian Harper
@bleeharper

2. devsdoart.com

3. devsdoart.com

4. devsdoart.com

5. “If you have been thinking that there is
anything whatsoever in design that requires
artistic skill, well, banish the thought.”
— Joel Spolsky (in 2006)

6. Design is not Art

12. the HIG

13. Typography

14. DEMO!

15. Before After

16. Also, contrast is important

17. Also, contrast is important

18. Typography Resources
QUICK
Butterick’s Practical Typography
INSPIRATION
Typewolf
IN DEPTH
On Web Typography by Jason Santa Maria
Type On Screen

19. Color

20. Beware the defaults!

22. ANOTHER
DEMO!

23. Pressed State

24. Color Resources
INSPIRATION
Colour Lovers
Adobe Kuler
clrs.cc

25. Transitions

26. Carousel

27. Yelp

28. Source: Transitional Interfaces by Pasquale D’Silva

29. Google Search

32. Linear Easing
Source: Understanding Easing by Suresh V. Selvaraj

33. Animation Resources
QUICK
12 Principles of Animation for Mobile UX
Smart Transitions in UX Design
IN DEPTH
Designing with Animation
Motion Design for iOS

34. Prototyping
& Testing

35. SPEED FIDELITY

36. FLINTO DEMO

37. Prototyping Resources
PROTOTYPING TOOLS
Prototyping on Paper
Flinto
USER TESTING
Nielsen Norman Articles

38. If you want to dive
deeper

39. General Design Resources
BOOKS
Pixel Perfect Precision by ustwo
Mobile & Multi-Device Design by LukeW
Design for Hackers by David Kadavy
Edward Tufte

40. Q&A

41. Thank You!
Brian Harper
@bleeharper