##Project These are the sample Xcode projects that accompany blog posts published at roystanfield.svbtle.com where I write about iOS app design.

##Goals My ultimate goal for learning iOS is to have enough knowledge to create prototype animations for new features and to be able to take on some of user interface polishing chores. Plus, it's fun!

##Back Story Sometime last year Chesley Andrews, Paul Lau and I started coming into work an hour early everyday to study Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide. After the first 20 chapters – completed at roughly a chapter a day – I began to feel I knew enough Obj-C to move into iOS programming.

But there was a catch. The next BNR book in the series, iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, concentrated on Interface Builder. While I'm sure working with IB and Storyboards are a great way to make iOS apps none of the apps in the Etsy codebase are built using them. If the mobile team's designers want to be able to work in code on our own apps we're going to need to know how to create UI through code.

So I've moved on to Programming iOS 7, 4th Edition which is focused mostly on code. I've started to post my notes as a way to document my own progress and provide a trail for the other designers. If you wish to follow along you'll just need to get the fundamentals of Obj-C and Xcode under your belt. It's actually easier than you might think! Also, if you work with me at Etsy feel free to ask me any questions. I love to share!