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Now that Apple has officially released the iPad we want to start designing for it. While Apple’s interface builder is great, it doesn’t really allow us to create custom UI elements on the fly. That’s why Geoff Teehan created iPad GUI PSD for us.

The PSD was constructed using vectors, so it’s fully editable and scalable. You’ll notice there are a few new UI elements as compared to the iPhone interface. The workable screen design is formatted to 768×1024 so anything you design in the Photoshop file can easily be brought over to the SDK.

Download file: http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/2010/02/01/ipad-gui-psd/

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Are you interested designing or developing your own iPhone Application or Palm Pre Application? Teehan+Lax has put together iPhone GUI PSD and Palm Pre GUI PSD to help designers pitch and develop polished concepts using a tool their pretty familiar with, Photoshop. The elements are built with vectors for easy editing and scaling.

“This article explores the ways in which designers use graphical elements and screen interactions to create iPhone-applications that are easy on the eyes and mind. The aim of this article is to display common trends and design approaches in iPhone app design – please notice that they are not necessarily optimal ones from the design or usability point of view.“…from smashingmagazine!

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In the new Facebook 3.0, you’ll find a grid layout that users can swipe left and right to access more categories. Because it mirrors Apple’s native UI, users do not have to “learn” how to use it all over again. A similar approach exists in Web design: users expect to see a logo in the top left, navigation along the top, etc. Facebook has taken this concept mobile, using large buttons that are easily distinguishable and tap-able.

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Oggi vediamo alcuni software gratuiti per coloro i quali nella vita hanno scelto Apple. Nel sistema operativo Leopard diverse sono le soluzioni che rendono ogni giorno il lavoro creativo e non più agile e funzionale, ma spesso mancano proprio quei piccoli strumenti che potrebbero renderlo davvero unico; vediamo dunque cosa bolle in rete a costo zero.

aLunch is a very lightweight but powerful application that does what it is supposed to do and nothing more: a handy launcher that runs from within the menu bar. You can customize a hot key combination so a launcher window shows and let’s you choose either a Launcher window or go to the Launcher Menu. You can use this application with a Mac running OSX 10.4 or higher.

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