v1.2.0 design sprint

[andrewtavis]

Terms

• I have searched open and closed feature requests
• I agree to follow Scribe-iOS' Code of Conduct

Description

This issue is to track the work being done on the current design sprint for the v1.1.0 release.

🎨 Design Changes

• The Scribe app icon and key being given a more modern style (closes Scribe key design  #24)
• The logo for Scribe being reworked to give the app a distinct style (closes issues in Organization)
• The app screen being completely redone to be more appealing (closes App and launch screen dynamic design improvements #28)
• Vertical spacing being added between the keys to make them easier to press
• The keyboard buttons being made slightly wider and smaller to reflect the system keyboard
• The keyboard command view being revamped to create an appealing new interface
• The keys being shaded to resemble the system keyboard more (closes UI layout and key shading for keyboards #32)
• Keyboard colors in light and dark mode being updated to match system keyboards
• The keyboard always switching to an English input when translating to make the functionality more clear
• The app texts and keys being made less opaque to make them easier on the eyes
• The colors of the Scribe key icon being changed to match that of the other keys
• Key corners being made less rounded to give them a blockier look
• The Scribe command interface now being sized relative to the keyboard (closes Dynamically size Scribe command UI #29)
• Scribe command buttons being shaded to make them more apparent on the keyboard
• Keyboard layouts being changed to reflect dynamic sizing of the command interface and be more similar to system keyboards
• The shift conjugation state buttons being restyled to be more apparent
• Translation prompts being changed to just be two digit abbreviations of source and target language
• Colors for noun annotation being updated to improve readability (closes Color refinement for light and dark modes #31)
• Noun annotation with a square symbol to represent the gender
• Preposition annotation with a rectangular symbol to represent the case
• Preposition case abbreviations being changed to match the language of they keyboard
  • The above two close How to best deal with words that have multiple grammatical forms #92
• Key characters and command prompts being made slightly smaller for iPads in landscape mode
• Users being able to get to the settings by clicking the directions in the app screen (closes Scribe app simplify keyboard activation #27)
• All App Store media being redone to reflect these changes (closes Update App Store media for v1.2.0 release #114)

Contribution

Designs courtesy of Spencer Arney

[andrewtavis]

Current progress :)

[andrewtavis]

#32 is closed, but the new keys still need their tap areas increased to cover the screen. This will be done using the methods in this SO question.