As an iPhone app designer, you've got a fun and fascinating journey ahead—and make no mistake, you're very much a trailblazer. The iPhone and its smart-phone cousins have introduced an entirely new form of personal computing, and we're in only the earliest days of understanding its possibilities. Fresh magic is minted on the iPhone every day, and your tapworthy app can be part of that new science, too.
Push boundaries and test limits—be bold—but don't leave your audience behind. Lead us by the hand. Strive to create humane designs that are at once effortless and delightful. The goal of this book was to establish common-sense principles for doing just that, and I hope you've found these guidelines useful. Just remember, they're only that—guidelines. Great design is as often about bending rules as following them. Bend away, and have courage in your vision, but always keep your audience's wants and needs in focus.
You have the coolest job in the world: you're designing an iPhone app, inventing the future. Go make something amazing.