Highlights the iOS 7 changes. Features developer tips, design guidelines, video content and more.

1. Unboxing iOS 7

2. iOS 7’s minimalist design puts
functionality and content in the spotlight.
Make sure your app differentiates itself by
more than its appearance.
Be Original
Getting Started
iOS 7 apps have the bandwidth to
perform more functions at more intervals
than ever before. Take advantage of the
new Multitasking APIs.
Be Versatile

3. iOS 7 makes it easier for apps to
communicate with Siri’s new male or
female voices. Make sure Siri can
navigate your app as simply as a human.
Be Vocal
iOS 7’s MapKit now makes it possible
to look up 3D maps, flyovers and street
views. Make sure these features find their
way to your app.
Be Aware
Getting Started

4. iOS 7 doesn’t nullify your iOS 6 app.
Make sure your existing app can run
on iOS 7 while you build a new app that
takes advantage of all of its features.
Be Practical
Getting Started VIdeo Support
Getting Your App Ready For iOS 7
http://tinyurl.com/iOS7ready
What New iPhone Mean For Your Apps
http://tinyurl.com/2newiPhones

5. “By stripping away visual distraction,
Apple’s forced app designers to embrace
the full capabilities of the underlying hardware.
It’s like closing time at a bar when they turn
on all the fluorescent lights. You’d better be
really interesting.”
Nash Grey
UX Lead
“It's very important to remember that just
because we’re removing a lot of the chrome
and decorative elements, doesn't mean it's
going to take less time to design. In some
cases it could take more time. This type of
design approach requires focus and extreme
attention to detail.”
Eric Celedonia
Visual Designer
Pro Tips
"To me it's important to remember that
although the visual style has changed
drastically, there are other changes such as
motion, animation, physics, etc. There's less
detail in the static screens, and now it's up to
the transitions and such to help the user
understand what to do and where to go."
Ryan Considine
Production Artist
“Apps that haven’t been redesigned for iOS 7
will quickly feel dated. You'll need to think
about animations and transitions more than
you have in the past.”
Sean McMains
Sr. Engineer

6. Design Guide
App Thumbnails
“Superellipse" rounded corners
This tiny tweak is a big consideration for
designers adding effects to their thumbnails.
Flattened design
Apple is ditching skeuomorphism and focusing
on functional minimalism.
Brighter PSD colors
The decrease in textured design has reduced
the need for darker tones and gradients.
Larger size (120 x 60 px)
Bigger homepage icons leave more room for
animations like strokes and shadows.
Alpha Space

7. Design Guide
The Interface
Customizable status bar
Designers can now control the background
color to match the look of their app.
Full-width tables
Tables now use the full width of the display
and are no longer surrounded by a container.
Revised typefaces
Typography is less restrictive, allowing for
more size, weight and placement options.
Responsive nav bar
Nav bar changes colors and shrinks in
landscape view to create a larger viewing area.

8. Minimalist outlines
Menu icons are simplistic 1pt outlines lacking
any color, depth or gradients.
No borders
Most menu icons are not contained in any kind
of a box or shape.
Inactive icons
When icons are inactive, they remain
void of motion and color.
Active icons
The active icons are inverted with solid color,
removing some strokes in the process.
Design Guide
Iconography
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9. More Sizes
iOS 7 gives developers, designers and users
an array of font sizes to play with.
More Interaction
TextKit brings interactive text colors, text
folding and custom truncation to iOS 7.
Design Guide
Dynamic Type
More Weights
Designers, developers and users can also
change the weight of letters with ease.
34% of all iPhone users updated
their phones to iOS 7 within the
first 24 hours of its release.
Tech Crunch
iPads iPhones All iOS Devices
26.12% 34.04% 31.27%
iOS 7 Adoption
Want to know more about iOS 7?
Read our Countdown to iOS 7 series.
http://thepu.sh/ios7/
Source: Onswipe