At Tapadoo we like to share what we’re learning. On our blog you can find updates about our projects and our thoughts on where the mobile app industry is headed.
Sheesh. Where did the time fly. At the 7 year mark, I wrote an article for the Loop Insight Magazine. Some people thought it was an "iPhone Versus Android" piece. It wasn't. It was about iconic brands, and desirable products. I predicted very early on in the iPhone's...
In 2009, when Tapadoo first came to be, like many companies first starting out the identity of the company had been given some thought, but let’s just say it wasn’t the highest item on the list. In time, the company grew steadily and it became clearer who we are, and...
Last month we got our brains thinking in different ways by making faces out of type. For our second Creative Morning, I decided to make things a little easier. All the team had to do was recreate Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night....
At Tapadoo, we create beautiful mobile apps. For me, as a designer, the process begins quite fluid; sketches, drawings, conversations, and then leads on to pixel perfect mockups and guides. But the majority of the work, especially for our developers, is very...
Just a little blog post to sign off on our last day. I've had an incredible time working at Tapadoo, it was a pleasure collaborating with each member of the team, and I have made so many new friends. The constant stream of new projects and problems to be solved always...
So. This happened last week. It was pretty obscure, so I thought worth a post. I had a little trouble with my mouse. Here's the symptoms: 1. Clicks were not registering. I could physically tap, or press the trackpad on my macbook air, and they simply weren't having an...
The GAA Season is upon us. We're fans of the GAA at Tapadoo. We go to the early season games, and suffer through the cold conditions all for the love of the game. There's a common sight you see at every game: The diehard fan. Studying the match programme, ear piece in...
I'll be speaking at the dot conf next week. I've done a number of speaking engagements; Usually about iPhone development, and our experiences of becoming an iPhone developer. Somebody tweeted this to me today What can I say..Immortalised in Lego.... Now we've made it....
Flat iPhone buttons as offered in Interface builder suck. They don't look nice. There's the option of using Three20 to get good looking buttons. Its an option, but frankly, it feels a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. You end up with a large addition to...
I've been itching to do this for some time. Work pressures have meant I haven't been able to prioritise it. But, its easter, and I've tried to have some time at home with the family. I've often mentioned where it all started for me; I wrote my first code on a Sinclair...