5 posts tagged resource
A demo of MGTileMenu, a great looking contextual menu for iOS. Read more about the component at the developer’s site.
What appears to be a handy Photoshop plugin for iOS developers. I’ve used the free app Prepo for creating @2x files lately but may have to check this utility out in the future. Has anyone used the plugin?
Mac App Storm published a short article on some of iCloud’s hidden features that’s definitely worth a read. One trick I’ve never heard of is the Mobile Documents folder:
Once you’ve signed in with an Apple ID on your Mac, inside your Library you’ll find a folder called “Mobile Documents”, simply right click it to create an alias and and drag it to wherever you like.
Stanford’s iPhone and iPad Development course on iTunes-U has now been updated for iOS5. These videos and accompanying slideshows are a great way to get started with iOS development, and you can’t beat the price (free)!
Head over to the iTunes-U page to subscribe and download all of the existing lectures.
With the growing popularity of smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices, our websites are increasingly being viewed from devices with vastly different screen sizes. Responsive Web design is a new approach to web design that focuses on building sites that can easily adapt to different screen sizes. Using CSS media queries, flexible images, and a flexible grid system, it is possible to create a single site that looks great and functions well on smart phones and desktops (along with everything in between).
The basic idea is to create a flexible layout using Ems and percentages rather than pixels. Then, use media query blocks to alter the design of the site at different “break points.” Your breakpoints could be whatever you want, but it is probably a good idea to include smart phone (portrait and landscape), tablet (portrait and landscape), and desktop versions.
Responsive Web design is growing in popularity, and there are quite s few good resources for getting started. Here are a few of my favorites:
This book, published by aBookapart.com, is an excellent getting started resource. The author takes you through the creation of a single page website and covers all the basic techniques in less than 150 pages. My one gripe is that the book starts with a desktop site and converts it to a mobile site, while I would have preferred a Mobile First approach. Still, it an awesome book that is extremely well written and definitely worth many times the $9 price of the electronic version!
Do you know of any other useful resources missing from this list? Let me know in the comments …
