iOS Design Handbook
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A complete guide to designing for iOS 14 with videos, examples and design files
Taught by Surya Anand
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20 topics
All techniques are explained step-by-step, in a beginner-friendly format so that you can easily follow in a cohesive way.
1
Intro to iOS 14 Design
A complete guide to designing for iOS 14 with videos, examples and design files
4:13
2
iOS Colors
Learn how to work with colors in iOS 14
5:28
3
Typography and Dynamic Type
Learn to make the content clear and readable
5:33
4
Background Blur and Gradients
Creating contrast between contents using blurs and apply gradients from analogous colors
4:19
5
Adaptive Layout
Learn to make your designs adaptive to different device screen sizes and orientation
4:19
6
Do's and Don'ts
Things to keep in mind while designing for iOS
6:52
7
Design for Touch
Keeping your content reachable using different touch techniques
7:46
8
iOS Native UI Elements
Learn and benefit from using Apple's UI resources
8:10
9
iOS Icons
Learn how to find great icons and customize them
3:44
10
Design for iPad
How bigger screens affect your design
8:11
11
Design the Sidebar
How to design a sidebar for iPad
7:16
12
Design Widgets
Displaying important and useful information using widgets for quick glances
6:31
13
Animations
Good animations enhance, bad animations distract
5:23
14
App Clips
Make use of a specific feature in your app through app clips
7:05
15
Design for Apple Watch
Designing for people on the go
6:16
16
Modals
Provide more focused experience by presenting your content in a temporary modal view
6:17
17
Onboarding
Learn to design meaningful experiences with clear onboarding flows and patterns
6:51
18
Launch Screen
Hint users about loading content through launch screens
5:35
19
Design for Accessibility
Basic rules and system to improve app accessibility
4:12
20
Design for macOS Big Sur
Designing an app with translucency and sidebar layout for macOS Big Sur
6:31
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Redesign your existing app or start from scratch as you follow along and learn the techniques.
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Meet the instructors
We all try to be consistent with our way of teaching step-by-step, providing source files and prioritizing design in our courses.
Surya Anand
Designer
Curious about learning to design
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Fabio Sasso
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My first iOS app is available on the AppStore. I literally didn’t know anything about SwiftUI (still not much) and in probably 4 weeks was able to recreate my android app for iOS. Highly recommend MengTo videos!
Liu Yi
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Thanks to Design+Code, I improved my design skill and learned to do animations for my app Price Tag, a top news app in China.
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So many great improvements and re-design. The quizzes and certificates are something that has been in the pipeline for a long time, awesome to see it in the platform for students to show their work!
