Alterplay

We want to keep all users and readers in one place and since Blogger doesn’t support subdirectory publishing we’ve moved to WordPress.

To make it easy for readers and save Google traffic and references we’ve made 301 redirections for all previous posts. Also we’ve updated RSS channel so I hope to see this post in my Google Reader soon.

So our website and both russian blog and this one are in one place from now.

We were busy last months but will try to post more useful info next year. I’d like to see more code snippets shared, and maybe 3d party libs and open source libs review.

To increase focus on more difficult, principal and conceptual things we are searching for a second UI/UX designer now.

The main responsibility is to draw cool app designs according to wireframe–mockups. So it’d be a Photoshop guy with experience and passion for design. All work will be related to iOS apps user interfaces.

We need a russian speaking guy to join our team remotely or in Kiev.
In return, we offer real challenges and knowledge sharing.

This is a russian version with test job.

Colleagues,

for the past 2.5 years we’ve been working on more than 40 iOS applications and 100+ their versions. During this time, we saw thousands of billets, mockups and final designs. With every project we assimilate more and more the importance of design in the iOS application development process. Therefore we ventured to create a product that I want to tell you today.

Mockup.io – service for iOS design mockups demonstration

It makes really easy to demonstrate mockups in a browser or directly on the iPhone and iPad. View mode automatically adjusts to the client device adding a device frame if necessary. You can keep a project as a webapp on your device by adding icon to the springboard.

Foremost we tried to solve our actual internal problems. We already use Mockup.io to show mockups within the team and customers, and friends to get feedback.

The current version is simple, but already useful.
Please send us your experienced feedback. We appreciate that.

Mockup.io

At last the long-awaited update for GPS Speed​​ is released.

• Portrait mode is for hand using. It has a lot of details but interface is smaller, so you need to keep it in hands to use. We call it Hand Mode.
• Landscape mode has less information but everything is visible from 1–2 meters easily. So you may use it whenever you want. It’s Digital Mode.

Also visit our brand new website and Like the GPS Speed page to let us know you really like it

Description

Please request any wishful feature, e.g. statistics, signals, sharing, routes, maps, themes.

Brand–new website was launched. It’s the third website we have since 2009 so it’s v3.0.
We still love how old one interacts so it’s made available - 2010.alterplay.com.

New one looks great! It has a special page for each product. Really! Each product page is unique designed and looks just AWESOME. English/Russian languages. Switching between pages and languages takes a moment. Just like a webapp. Check it out.

www.alterplay.com

Half a million is а big number for what ever it is. Especially when it is about the everyday applications made mostly by independent developers. In fact a great milestone was overcome. Without a doubt we will have an interesting and exciting future, and we are pleased to be part of this evolutionary process.

• 85.000+ unique developers, 4.6 ave apps per develope
• 37% of apps are free
• $3.64 – the average price for paid apps
• $891.982 – value of all live apps
• 15% – Games, 14% – Books, 11% – Entertainment, 8% – Education, 7% – Lifestyle, 44% – Others

37Signals has created a page with their basecamp customers. To participate you need a photo, city name, company name and description. Like such a fun stuff.

Guys made a good job, wish them luck and insipartion.

PS. Yeah, that’s me wearing in a national colors.

Originally I’ve found the link on the beautifulpixels.com. Thanks, guys. You post interesting content.

Tapas OS

• it’s pretty LIKE an iPhone (iOS), but don’t think of it as about next step or like that. It’s just the way one good designer think of it to be improved. Just one vision, even if it’s a fresh one.
• it’s JUST a nice and somewhere very nice design. There is no usability proof since no experimental evidence. That’s the problem of concepts.
• it’s NOT really innovative. Innovation is not about to simply combine/transform old things. It’s not a modern design also. Innovation is a change in the thought process for doing something, or the useful application of new inventions or discoveries.
• So it’s late to clone innovation. If it’s commonly possible. Who next? Let’s try to make useful software instead. Solve real and actual problems.

Sorry for the delay, but we were really busy the whole September. Fall came and people went back to normal operation after a sunny Summer. There are so much cool projects and new partners here, you won’t believe. All over the world.

The team is growing also. We’ve just absorbed a very pleasant and responsible guy. Kostia is just an intern, but takes a part in commercials and maintains own inner project already. Will post about that soon.