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Design Details: Secret for iOS

80 points by jamesjyu 13y ago

micampe 13y ago
7b: if the picture is black and white Saturation becomes Dim.
10feet 13y ago
Down for me, you can read the documents, but can't see the animationed gifs: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=tPQ&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=sb&biw=1146&bih=827&sclient=psy-ab&q=cache%3Ablog.brianlovin.com%2Fdesign-details-secret-for-ios&oq=cache%3Ablog.brianlovin.com%2Fdesign-details-secret-for-ios&gs_l=serp.3...6823.6823.1.7049.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....1...1c.1.34.psy-ab..2.0.0.iLqPXkfCw30&pbx=1 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?client=firefox-...
wallflower 13y ago
In case you didn't know already, CAPPTIVATE.co is a great living repository of beautiful iOS animations: http://capptivate.co http://capptivate.co
- GuiA 13y ago
  In the same spirit: http://ui-animations.tumblr.com http://ui-animations.tumblr.com
- w4 13y ago
  This is really great. UI animation really makes or breaks an app's polish on iOS 7 (no data on developing for Android, but I suspect it's the same), so this sort of inspiration is incredibly helpful.
loopj 13y ago
For such a simple app as this, the details really matter. They've done a great job
- hiphopyo 13y ago
  For sure. Best looking app I've ever seen. The level of simplicity is just breath-taking. Amazing how well they made it all come together.
ericflo 13y ago
Some of the edit-photo-by-swipe stuff seems neat for us power users, but I wonder as this app gains popularity, if they'll eventually be forced to add more discoverable controls.
- chrysb 13y ago
  This was the least polished part of the app. I have the next version already designed, which adds discovery improvements and more polish and depth to the interactions. Alas, we decided not to implement it before launch.
  - ericflo 13y ago
    That's awesome, looking forward to seeing the new stuff in action!
  - hiphopyo 13y ago
    Could we please see a demo?
- gojomo 13y ago
  A bit of cryptic obscurity in the interface fits the brand so well, I doubt it. The app itself has secrets!
tomkin 13y ago
Secret...hmmm, oh right. That app that only has people from the San Francisco/Bay Area using it. I like Secret...sorry, is this a puff piece? Because it feels like it. It feels like Secret needs a push, and gee, here they come!
- sudhirj 13y ago
  Think the author actually works at Buffer, so I doubt there's a push involved. The other two articles in the series are based on Facebook Paper and the iOS Twitter app, so there's hardly any marketing happening here. There is lots of interesting design being shown, though.
jbeja 13y ago
Great post is inspire me to right somthing like it.

80 points by jamesjyu 13y ago

7b: if the picture is black and white Saturation becomes Dim.

Down for me, you can read the documents, but can't see the animationed gifs: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=tPQ&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=sb&biw=1146&bih=827&sclient=psy-ab&q=cache%3Ablog.brianlovin.com%2Fdesign-details-secret-for-ios&oq=cache%3Ablog.brianlovin.com%2Fdesign-details-secret-for-ios&gs_l=serp.3...6823.6823.1.7049.1.1.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....1...1c.1.34.psy-ab..2.0.0.iLqPXkfCw30&pbx=1 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?client=firefox-...

wallflower 13y ago

In case you didn't know already, CAPPTIVATE.co is a great living repository of beautiful iOS animations: http://capptivate.co http://capptivate.co

GuiA 13y ago
In the same spirit: http://ui-animations.tumblr.com http://ui-animations.tumblr.com
w4 13y ago
This is really great. UI animation really makes or breaks an app's polish on iOS 7 (no data on developing for Android, but I suspect it's the same), so this sort of inspiration is incredibly helpful.

loopj 13y ago

For such a simple app as this, the details really matter. They've done a great job

hiphopyo 13y ago
For sure. Best looking app I've ever seen. The level of simplicity is just breath-taking. Amazing how well they made it all come together.

ericflo 13y ago

Some of the edit-photo-by-swipe stuff seems neat for us power users, but I wonder as this app gains popularity, if they'll eventually be forced to add more discoverable controls.

chrysb 13y ago
This was the least polished part of the app. I have the next version already designed, which adds discovery improvements and more polish and depth to the interactions. Alas, we decided not to implement it before launch.
- ericflo 13y ago
  That's awesome, looking forward to seeing the new stuff in action!
- hiphopyo 13y ago
  Could we please see a demo?
gojomo 13y ago
A bit of cryptic obscurity in the interface fits the brand so well, I doubt it. The app itself has secrets!

tomkin 13y ago

Secret...hmmm, oh right. That app that only has people from the San Francisco/Bay Area using it. I like Secret...sorry, is this a puff piece? Because it feels like it. It feels like Secret needs a push, and gee, here they come!

sudhirj 13y ago
Think the author actually works at Buffer, so I doubt there's a push involved. The other two articles in the series are based on Facebook Paper and the iOS Twitter app, so there's hardly any marketing happening here. There is lots of interesting design being shown, though.

jbeja 13y ago

Great post is inspire me to right somthing like it.