mobile app design tools & inspiration.

I get approached more and more for interface design projects, so I've decided to share the wealth. Here are a few of the basics, for starters:

1. iPhone GUI elements
2. iPhone & iPad Icon Guidelines
3. Android Design Guidelines

I'd also suggest hitting up the beautiful TappGala, a library of well-designed mobile apps. If you need to figure out how to create certain interface effects, you can browse 365psd, a place where people share layered Photoshop files from concepts that never took off. Check back often for their free daily downloads.

I'll be adding to this post as I find resources, so feel free to share!

smartEQ.

I had the opportunity to meet up for coffee with a freelance client the other night. He gave me a demo of the project I collaborated on with Elaine. smartEQ is in the final testing phases, but here's a sneak peak of the GarageBand plug-in (which will eventually be available for download).

smartEQ is a novel way to interact with an audio equalizer, perhaps the most common tool used in audio production. Instead of directly adjusting esoteric processing parameters, the user simply rates the extent to which each of a small number of example settings capture the sound that they are looking for. smartEQ then uses these ratings to determine what is the optimal setting for the user. smartEQ is an audio plug-in that will be available in VST, AU, and RTAS for both Mac and Windows platforms.

Andy Sabin