iPhoneized

So you have a killer idea for an iPhone app, but when you describe it to people they just don't get it. Maybe you have a client that is a visual thinker and needs you to draw it out for him. That's when wireframes, mockups and stencils can be your saving grace.

The world of iPhone application development is evolving rapidly, and developers have a growing list of  development tools from which to choose. I've created a list (incomplete I'm sure) of some of the more popular tools and frameworks.

If you like designing custom iPhone icons and themes, you'll find this little package extremely handy. Giovanni Corti developed the iPhone Theme Creation Tool using HTML, CSS and jQuery. It allows designers to test their icons and themes locally, in a browser, before loading them onto the iPhone.

When I posted about jQTouch back in March, it was still an Alpha release with lots of promise. Now it looks like it's developers are really starting to keep that promise with it's new Beta 2 release that includes a lot of enhancements and bug fixes.

Stephen Martin started designing iPhone apps and found it easier to sketch his ideas before putting together any digital comps. After losing some of his sketches he decided to design his own iPhone sketchbook. The iPhone App Sketchbook lets you quickly put your iPhone app designs on paper, without the need for templates, sketches, and wireframes.

Paul Hayes shows us how to create three dimensional cubes without  javascript, Canvas or SVG. Using straight CSS, he's designed some pretty slick 3D cubes.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Matteo Spinelli's cool rotating wheel interface for the iPhone. It's a very cool proof of concept, and Matteo left it up to us to figure out some real world applications for it.

One of the earliest WYSIWYG web editors on the market was RapidWeaver. It’s most notable characteristic is its ability to use site themes that simplify the website creation process for the user.

Matteo Spinelli, creator of the spinning wheel selector widget, has done it again.  He's on a mission to change the way designers think about iPhone optimized websites.

Just a quick post tonight since it's Easter and I hosted dinner today (those dishes aren't going to wash themselves). Matthew Congrove over at myDailyPhoto has put up a great post on how to add flick navigation to your site using CSS animations. He's provided the code and a full explanation of how it works here.