Tim Oliver / Projects / iComics

TOFileKit - August Update

August 12, 2019

A bit of an update to my last picture of TOFileKit. Like I mentioned earlier, I decided to move away from the old-school iOS design language and embrace the new complexion reduction style that had started to become prevalent in the TV a...

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TOFileKit - No Locations Default Design

April 20, 2019

This is a follow-up shot to my last one. TOFileKit is an open source UI library I'm building to make it easier to download files from the internet into iOS apps. Since my last shot, I've decided to change the visual style from the tradi...

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TOFileKit - A flexible file downloader for iOS

December 27, 2018

This is a feature I've been thinking of for nearly three years. It could almost be its own app. But I think I've managed to nail the design. The biggest gap in iComics is its reliance on iTunes to get files into the app. The goal of thi...

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iComics v1.0 Prototype Icon (2012)

September 08, 2018

Taken on September 5, 2012, this was one of the first icons I painted in Photoshop for v1.0 of iComics. This was back in the full-swing of pre-iOS 7, when glossy was extra cool. My original thought process was 'iBooks-like, but cooler'...

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iComics 2.0

July 16, 2015

While no where final, this is a potential design I'm looking for a complete revamp of the library UI for my comic reader app. Some noteworthy design points: -RIP Hambuger Menu Looking to minimize the amount of taps needed to access cri...

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iComics iOS 8 Today Widget

January 27, 2015

Almost straight off the bat, I've had a feature request for an iComics widget in the Today section of Notification Center. Here's the sort of design I'd be considering for such a widget. Ideally, Notification Widgets should be as vertic...

iComics Website - v1.1 Redesign

November 22, 2014

Now that my app's new iOS 7/8 redesign version has shipped, it's time to update the accompanying website to match! Here's my plan for the v1.1 redesign of http://icomics.co. It's a single page site that serves to quickly explain what th...

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iComics - Comic Action Panel

October 01, 2014

One of the last few design elements I'm working on for the iOS 7 style rerelease of my app. In the current shipping version, when you select a comic and tap the 'Action' button, a default action sheet of buttons comes up. Unfortunately,...