David Barnard Livres

With over 100,000 iPhone applications and 125,000 registered iPhone developers, is it still possible to create a top-selling app that stands apart from the six-figure crowd? Of course, but you'll need more than a great idea and flawless code―an eye-catching and functional user interface design is essential. With this book, you'll get practical advice on user interface design from 10 innovative developers who, like you, have sat wondering how to best utilize the iPhone's minimal screen real estate. Their stories illustrate precisely why, with more apps and more experienced, creative developers, no iPhone app can succeed without a great user interface. Whatever type of iPhone project you have in mind―social networking app, game, or reference tool―you'll benefit from the information presented in this book. More than just tips and pointers, you'll learn from the authors' hands-on experiences, Combined with Apress' best-selling Beginning iPhone 3 Exploring the iPhone SDK , you'll be prepared to match great code with striking design and create the app that everyone is talking about.

Set in Orkney, the story follows 19-year-old Johnny Sinclair, who returns from his travels to take on a handpicked intelligence role amidst the Royal Navy's presence in Scapa Flow. While the call of duty looms over him, Johnny finds himself distracted by personal desires and an irresistible pull towards other pursuits, hinting at a conflict between his responsibilities to King and Country and his own ambitions.

Chiff Chaff is a murder thriller and a reflection on personal morality. But beneath the surface it explores themes of entitlement and greed and self regard and need for recognition and above all for hope of a brighter tomorrow.