UI designers

Key points UI designers should know when designing for iPad

Here are some points UI designers must keep in mind while developing UI for iPad apps.

• iPad s screen size: 1024px x 768px
• Status bar height: 20px
• Screen Space available for the app when running in Portrait Mode: 768px x 1004px
• Screen Space available for the app when running in Landscape Mode: 1024px x 748px
• iPad Screen PPI: 132
• iPad Launch Image Names and Sizes
  • Default-Portrait.png - 768px x 1004px
  • Default-Landscape.png - 1024px x 748px
  • Default-PortraitUpsideDown.png - 768px x 1004px
  • Default-LandscapeLeft.png - 1024px x 748px
  • Default-LandscapeRight.png - 1024px x 748px
• iPad app icon sizes
  • Application icon (required for all apps) - 72px x 72px
  • App Store icon (required for all apps) - 512px x 512px
  • for Spotlight search results - 50px x 50px
  • for Settings - 29px x 29px
  • Toolbar and navigation bar icons - Approximately 20px x 20px
  • Tab bar icons - Approximately 30px x 30px
• Photoshop PSD and Vector Templates to get started with:
  • iPad GUI PSD Version 2
  • iPad vector GUI elements: tabs buttons menus icons
  • iPad GUI Kit in PSD Format
  • iPhone / iPad icon PSD template
• Most important : It s going to be used with touch (fingers not mouse pointer). Hence all UI elements must have at least 30px x 30px room so that they are comfortably touchable.
• Must read: iOS Human Interface Guidelines

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