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Vector or bitmap graphical assets for iOS music app?

edited December 2021 in App Development

Hello

I've finished developing an iOS app (my first but I've developed many other things on other platforms) but so far it only uses placeholder assets for all the graphics.

For a photo-realistic or skeuomorphic look on iOS, do designers use bitmaps or vectors?

I'd be interested in hearing from (or be given details of) any designers experienced in this area (graphic design for mobile music apps).

Thanks
Jim

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  • Not a developer, unless a midi echo in Mozaic counts, lol. amateur graphic designer. Found this article with helpful hints, specs for App Store and Google Play , and links to make one free. Appicon.co sounds useful. Never tried though.

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  • Oh and congratulations.

  • I don't do any skeuomorphic type UI's anymore, but there are API's in place that will let you do either vector or bitmapped graphics. If you are targeting recent iOS versions you can even use SF Symbols to make custom vector symbols to load into standard buttons and other controls.

    If you go with bitmap graphics you'll need to do all the graphics at multiple resolutions to match the various iOS device screen resolutions (1x, 2x, and 3x currently). You have to do this with icons as an example. I think the icons are the only thing that still has to be done as a bitmap graphic.

    Personally, I mostly draw everything programmatically using Quartz. I do this even for the few things I have done that are sort of skeuomorphic like the strings in my CuSnP AU. Drawing in Quartz is pretty much the same as you would in a vector program except that you do it with math for the curves and shading and stuff. It'd be easier to use vector graphics if you were working with a designer, but if you tend towards the math/programming side of things, drawing things programmatically is a doable option. Makes the executables quite a bit smaller too.

  • Neon and Poppado, thanks that's helpful

  • I’ve done this a few times in the past, I created everything in vector, typically Adobe Illustrator or Affinity Designer, and handed over a pdf of the assets. The devs used that in Xcode for all resolutions.

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