Here are some points UI designers must keep in mind while developing UI for iPAD apps.
1. iPad’s screen size: 1024px x 768px
2. Status bar height: 20px
3. Screen Space available for the app when running in
| 1. | Portrait Mode: | 768px x 1004px |
| 2. | Landscape Mode: | 1024px x 748px |
4. iPad Screen PPI: 132
5. iPad Launch Image Names and Sizes
| Filename | Dimensions |
|---|---|
| Default-Portrait.png | 768px x 1004px |
| Default-Landscape.png | 1024px x 748px |
| Default-PortraitUpsideDown.png | 768px x 1004px |
| Default-LandscapeLeft.png | 1024px x 748px |
| Default-LandscapeRight.png | 1024px x 748px |
6. iPad app icon sizes
| Application icon (required for all apps) | 72px x 72px |
| App Store icon (required for all apps) | 512px x 512px |
| for Spotlight search results | 50px x 50px |
| for Settings | 29px x 29px |
| Toolbar and navigation bar icons | Approximately 20px x 20px |
| Tab bar icons | Approximately 30px x 30px |
7. Photoshop PSD and Vector Templates to get started with:
iPad GUI PSD – Version 2
iPad vector GUI elements: tabs buttons menus icons
iPhone / iPad icon PSD template
8. Most important : It’s going to be used with touch (fingers not mouse pointer). Hence all UI elements must have at least 30px x 30px room so that they are comfortably touchable.
Also on touch devices, there is no “mouse over” effect.
9. Must read: iOS Human Interface Guidelines
