Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS® X Lion™ App Development in 24 Hours

Hour 19. Building Animated User Interfaces

What you’ll learn in this hour:

• Introduction to Core Animation

• Animating Views

• Advanced Animation Techniques

• Knowing When to Use Animation

Users of modern operating systems from Mac OS X Lion to iOS are accustomed to seeing user interface transitions occur over time. Effects like the “Genie” that pulls applications out of Mac OS X’s Dock to warps, blends, twists, curls, rotations, and everything else are becoming increasingly more commonplace.

In this hour you’ll learn about Apple’s Core Animation framework and how to use the APIs within it to create visually appealing, animated applications that provide users with animated feedback and smooth transitions. You’ll also get some guidance with ...