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Apr 05 2013

Having a GREAT App Design is CRITICAL!

 OK... We have heard it over and over again... One of the major keys to success in the app store is App UI Design!!!!! 

Now this is true and there is no disputing that, but sometimes you have an app that you don't want to sink thousands of dollars into a designer right out of the gate. I mean, what if it makes no money?!!??

Although you don't want to invest a ton of money into your new app idea right away it STILL needs to look GOOOOD! So how do you do that without hiring a designer and spending those thousands of dollars??!??!?!

The answer is to purchase an app template from our store. We provide high quality templates in PSD format at a low price that you can afford. You can modify the template to your liking and save yourself tons of hours and money.

But, hey don't take my word for it. Download our free sample template here to see what you will get and decide for yourself if it's worth it.

P.S. We are constantly adding new templates for your convenience!!!


Feb 07 2013

Hiring a Graphic Designer...

You are a software developer and you have an app to build, but with 600,000+ apps in the store your app will NEVER succeed without a great design. So you have a few options:

a) Create the graphic design for the app yourself
b) Hire a graphic designer to create the design for you
c) Purchase a template from AppDesignify.com

a) Create the graphic design for the app yourself

Ok, so you could do this, but if you are a developer like myself you SUCK at design. You might be able to hack something decent together, but it takes hours and hours of fumbling around in photoshop. Lets face it, unless you are one of the very very few people who are talented at both graphics design AND software development this is NOT an option. So lets check out the pros and cons.

Pros:

  1. It's cheap because it only requires sweat equity.
  2. If your app does not sell you have only lost your time and not a huge chunk of money!
Cons:
  1. You probably will not have the quality design that you desire
  2. If your app fails you won't know if it is simply because the design sucked or if your app sucked
  3. You will spend hours and hours on designing something when you should really be doing what you're good at which is writing software.
  4. It will take you way longer to release your app since you are probably not proficient in graphics design and it will also take time away from your software development time.

b) Hire a graphic designer to create the design for you

This is a great option because you are hiring a specialist to get the job done for you and if you choose your designer carefully you will most likely get an awesome design for your app! However there are many downsides to this too so lets check out the pros and cons.

Pros:

  1. You will get an AWESOME design providing you pick your graphic designer carefully and pay him what he is worth.
  2. You will be able to focus on programming your app since you have left the graphics design up to a professional.
  3. If your app fails you can be reasonably confident that it is not due to poor graphics design.
Cons:
  1. It will cost you thousands of dollars for a single app design.
  2. If you need iPhone 4, iPhone 5, and iPad designs complete with retina display it will cost you EVEN MORE!!
  3. If you want a good graphics designer (of course we all do) then you will probably have to pay the designer hourly otherwise the quality of your design will suffer which again will end up costing you more money.
  4. Collaborating with a graphics designer can be a difficult process.
  5. If your app fails you will have dropped a BOATLOAD of CASH on a design for an app that makes you NOTHING in return.
c) Purchase a template from AppDesignify.com

Dec 01 2012

Make more money developing iPhone & Android apps

Lets face it... Most developers SUCK when it comes to design AMIRITE?

Developers can now make mobile apps and generate lots of income, BUT with the crowded app store market you can't get that income without GREAT App Design!! 

Problem is that most developers are not designers...

Even if you can fumble your way around Photoshop to get a good design it takes you WAY TOOO LOOOOONG. You should be worrying about developing the app NOT trying to piece together a design.

OK.... BUT hiring a designer can cost upwards of $2000 and communicating what you want from the designer can be really tedious and time consuming as well... Also that's just for the app design, the Icon Design can cost you another $300-$700... 

This all really starts to burn a hole in your wallet! It could be months before your app ever generates enough revenue for you to even BREAK EVEN!!! :(((((

Wouldn't it be nice if you could just purchase an app design template in PSD format for under $100? What about if you could purchase an icon for your app for under $50 in PSD format? This would be great because you could just buy the source files and modify it to your liking!

Well you are in LUCK because that is what AppDesignify gives you. 

We design the iOS app templates in PSD format for Retina display compatibility. All you have to do is purchase the template, modify it (if you wish), cut up the graphics and add them to your app! You can now have an app design for your app for under $200 including the icon!!!! 

You'll have just saved yourself over $2000 in design work and countless hours fumbling away in Photoshop!

What are you waiting for? Click here to browse our selection of iPhone app templates right now and choose the one that fits your app projects needs and save yourselfThousand$  of dollars and hours of frustration!

P.S. We are always adding more and more app templates! Pretty soon there will so many available you won't know what to do with yourself.

Oct 17 2012

Intuitive design is a MUST for all successful apps!

How often do you download a new app and then nuke it off your iPhone minutes later?  You probably nuked two or three apps already this week.

You thought the app looked cool... you bought it... you launched it... got to the main menu screen... and that is where your interest died. Jammed on the interface are 20 menu options, a cluttered design (utilizing every Photoshop filter available) and a bunch of unnecessary wiz-bang functions. Where do you even start?  

Keep your app navigation and interface design drop-dead-easy to figure out. Users should be able to launch your app and figure out how it works immediately. If they can’t, your app is dead in the water.

Why do designers so often make things look, feel and work more complicated than they need too? And, why do so many designers like to re-invent the wheel?

Great Design is all about solving problems. Sometimes designers don’t know exactly what problem they are solving, they wander in the design process, and the result is over-design. 

At AppDesignify.com our design team has learned these lessons the hard way (trust me) and after many years of trial and error, we know success full design is a learned skill that blends design, functionality, brand and ease of use. The great news... you can reap the rewards of these painful lessons for under $100. Our app design templates form the solid foundation your app needs to deliver a stunning visual experience for your users, and yet maintain intuitive navigation.  The recipe for success :)   

Sep 13 2012

iPhone 5 goes big with 4 inch display (1136x640)

 OK... so the iPhone 5 is coming with a bigger display and resolution of 1136x640!! 

Oh no, but what about the xcode templates and designs I have already purchased??!?!?

Don't worry! We've got your back :)

We are taking care of you. We are working hard to update the templates for iPhone 5 for any themes you already own. The updates will be free of charge for current customers!

We will keep you posted as we update the templates for the new display size.

In the mean time our current designs and xcode project templates will still work on the iPhone 5, they just won't be able to take advantage of the full size of the new display.

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