Tag: Iphone

the making of MY tax India (iPhone app)

21 Mar 2011 No Comments

by sijeeshin apple, design mania, Interface Guidelines, Iphone, Iphone apps, Iphone3G, iPhone4, Mytax india Tags: apple, Appstore, design mania, Iphone, Iphone app, Iphone apps, iPhone4, Mytax india

Our iphone app, Mytax India is #1 in Indian app store in finance category. we are getting a lot of mails and reviews from users. Everybody says one thing in common, and that our app is really easy to use. As a UI designer who participated in this project i would like to share some interesting things, like how we started and designed the UI.

When Mr. Y came up with an app idea of calculating tax, our mission was very clear,”To help individuals to calculate their tax liability and plan on their investments effectively using a simple application.”

I am a lazy goose who hates calculation and calculating Tax is herculean task for me. I am bad at remembering numbers too. So my intention was very clear from first stage of discussions. The user should be able to use without typing and should be more user-friendly than a math app. We wanted it to be easy to use and understand each and every splits..

I believe in the UI design theory “please, DONT MAKE ME THINK” and i like story telling in whatever i do.

so i started scratching on paper. Actually i drew more than ten different styles of presenting this app. We needed all the data in one single screen. It was challenging in 320×480 pixel place.

we split our UI in three parts – the bottom two parts are called income and investments. A user can use either keyboard or tap on add and subtract button or slide on slider to enter his figure. The second one is investments. We again split that part into six. each part indicated as an icon which can easily understand. The question mark icon will give you a complete idea on investments.

There are so many apps in which you kinda enter some numbers and it gives back a PLAIN number answers. We wanted to do it in an animated / interesting way. we thought about a glass of water which grows, graphs and all blah blah. at last we got an idea about coins. That was a turning point in designing. the developing geeks did an excellent effort and made it extraordinary. so in one page a user can understand all things. we knew that our users will be enjoy this and that set our app apart from others. The page TAXSPLITS page i got inspired from abacus. again our developers made it really nice.

The developer team really supported the design team to make all our crazy visuals convert in to reality. Its a free app very useful for all Indian iPhone users…

Have you seen it? please check it out. let me know what you think..

http://mytaxindia.com/

Today’s design mania-46

25 Aug 2010 No Comments

by sijeeshin creative thoughts, CSS, Design, Design blog, design mania, Iphone, Photography, Portfolio Designs, web design Tags: Consumerism, creative thoughts, CSS, design mania, Iphone, Perspective Photography, Photography, Portfolio Designs, web design

Beautiful & Creative Portfolio Designs

There are thousands of online Portfolios around and it’s really hard to select few. Still some designer’s work which however, reaches beyond the simple design work to a piece of art and the result is so wonderful then a regular web design that it made his work memorable. We are always looking for inspiration, specially when it comes to web design.

Is Consumerism Killing Our Creativity?

Have you ever fallen into a black hole of comparison shopping? You’re looking for a new digital camera, for instance. You head over to Cnet.com and read some reviews of various cameras, watch the video demos, identify the model you want.

Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography

Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera.

Webdesign & CSS inspiration for iPhone

CSSiPhone is the first ever iPhone CSS Gallery which displays iPhone web interfaces for iPhone inspiration. you will find good collection and get inspired. Enjooy

Today’s design mania-30

23 Jul 2010 No Comments

by sijeeshin Design, design mania, design resources, iOS4, Iphone, Iphone3G, video, Vintage webdesign, Web interface Tags: design mania, inspiration, iOS4, Iphone, Iphone 3gs, jQuery effects, productivity, Retro design, Vintage style, web design

Showcase of Amazing Retro-Vintage Styled Web Interfaces

Want to design a web interface with retro or vintage look and need some inspiration? Have a look at this post because we compile for you some of the best and very well designed web interfaces and website designs with an old retro styled touch. The stunning use of vintage look components, illustrations and backgrounds, these web interfaces will give you an excellent idea and inspiration if you want to design some good looking old styled sexy website.

Demos Showing Advanced jQuery Effects

Since the introduction of the iPad, with its lack of the Flash Player, there’s an acceleration in the web development world to use alternative technologies to Flash, such as jQuery, Ajax and others.Here are 21 online demos that show the power of jQuery for creating advanced effects and interactivity that can rival Flash.

How to be Insanely Productive and Still Keep Smiling

Do you want to be more productive? Maybe you do, but I’m sure you don’t want to feel stressed, overwhelmed, or unhappy – which happens to many super-productive people. But there is good news:You can be insanely productive – and still smell the freesias, savor a Pinot Noir, or enjoy a languid hug.

iOS 4 and iPhone 3G

Do you have an iPhone 3G? Have you updated it to iOS 4 yet? If the veins are popping out of your neck and your skin is turning green, you probably have. If your iPhone 3G hasn’t been updated to iOS 4 yet, then do your iPhone, yourself, and your sanity a favor: DON’T UPDATE YOUR iPHONE 3G TO iOS 4!

Today’s design mania-28

19 Jul 2010 No Comments

by sijeeshin Design, Design blog, design mania, font, Ipad, video Tags: apple, design mania, free fonts, Ipad, Iphone, Resources, web design

Examples of Single Page Websites

Single page websites are still a big hit this year, and we see new examples of this trend popping up everyday. To put this list together I was able to find many great examples on One Page Love, which is a great source for those who like to stay tuned in on the single page world. So enjoy the list…

[via webdesign ledger and One Page Love]

Fresh and Fancy Fonts

These font are fancy, like cartoon, comic, old school or western type of fonts. So these fonts can be very handy if you want to design some cool vintage poster or need some typography illustrations or artwork. Both for commercial and personal use, download them now and enjoy.

[via lava360]

iPad 3G helps Michael Bay direct Transformers 3

Here’s an interesting one… That famous movie-directing-guy, Michael Bay, uses his iPad 3G to help direct his cast. Have you heard of Transformers?

[via 9to5mac]

iPhone DSLR Video

Here’s video from an iPhone using a SLR lens.

Today’s design mania-26

14 Jul 2010 No Comments

by sijeeshin advertising, creative Ads, Design, design mania, Iphone, Iphone apps, Rusted Textures Tags: advertising, creative Ads, CSS3, design mania, Iphone, Iphone app, Rusted Textures, video

A Collection of Rusted Textures

A Collection of Rusted Textures is compiled in this next post as a cool resource for designers of all ages. Feel free to download the texture of your choice and create amazing designs with these resources.

CSS3-Enable Internet Explorer With PIE

PIE makes Internet Explorer 6-8 capable of rendering several of the most useful CSS3 decoration features.

Inspiring Creative ads

Creative ads keeping to providing you with the world’s most creative and sophisticated ads. All the collected ads follow the concept of SIMPLE (Simple, Involving, Memerable, Purchase Intention, Linkage with brand, Enjoyable), so that they will, absolutely, intoxicate rather than revolt you.

My TV Remote for iPhone

Speaking of Apple remote controls, what’s not to like about some of the ideas in this video clip for an App remote control?