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App Design

App Design is the process of defining user experience, interface, and functionality for software applications.

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  • Published Feb 16, 2012
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What It Is

App Design is the process of defining user experience, interface, and functionality for software applications. On this site, it matters because it transfers across technical, operational, and venture work instead of staying trapped in one narrow context.

Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app_development

Preview for Release Checklist and "Polish"
Posts February 16, 2012

Release Checklist and "Polish"

Why polish is not cosmetic in mobile games, and the release checklist that separates a promising build from a shippable one.

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Preview for Android Studio
▪Android Studio

Android Studio

Android Studio is an integrated development environment for Android applications.

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▶Aware3 — Prototype iOS/Android App Powered by Web CMS

Aware3 — Prototype iOS/Android App Powered by Web CMS

Prototyped native mobile apps for churches and communities powered by a SOAP-based web content management system — an early example of the headless CMS +...

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▶Barcode Scan — First iOS App

Barcode Scan — First iOS App

The first app built for the App Store in 2009. Ported the ZXing barcode library, handled graphics and affiliate partnerships. Users could scan a barcode and...

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Preview for Community and Creative
○Community and Creative

Community and Creative

Projects made for and with others — speaker systems for local spaces, music creation, and the work that happens when craft serves a community rather than a client.

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Preview for Conscious Shala Speaker System — Design, Installation, and Tuning
◉Conscious Shala Speaker System — Design, Installation, and Tuning

Conscious Shala Speaker System — Design, Installation, and Tuning

Designed, installed, and tuned a proper audio system for a local yoga and meditation studio — speaker selection, placement modeling, and acoustic tuning for even coverage in a specific room.

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Preview for Memory Matches — Managing the Franchise
▶Memory Matches — Managing the Franchise

Memory Matches — Managing the Franchise

A decade-long mobile game franchise that hit #1 Game on the US App Store, was downloaded by millions, and generated over $1M in revenue across 15+ derivatives...

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Preview for Mobile Apps, Games, and Digital Products
○Mobile Apps, Games, and Digital Products

Mobile Apps, Games, and Digital Products

Projects building iOS and Android apps, games, and consumer digital products.

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◉Music: Creation and Influence

Music: Creation and Influence

Music has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.

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Preview for Unity
▪Unity

Unity

Unity is a game development and real-time 3D platform.

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