Pixel Perfect Precision (PDF Handbook) (cdn.ustwo.com)
almost 9 years ago from Andreas Storm, Designer
almost 9 years ago from Andreas Storm, Designer
Thanks for the kind words, it's great to see people still downloading and enjoying! We're hoping to release version 4 some time in the new year, all depends on how much time is available over the next few months. Got some ideas for a new chapter (or possibly two!), just need to do some research to see if they'll be viable and useful.
Matt, would you ever consider open-sourcing this?
Funnily enough been giving it some thought Nick! Just some vague ideas floating around my head at the moment, would be great to get it out there for people to do translations and things like that though.
This guide is a treasure. I've learned a lot from it and reference it often to keep things clean and stay consistent. You rock!
FYI - the link is a 214 page PDF.
This is sooo 8 months... [be nice. or else.] This handbook blows anything else out of the water that attempts to be a resource for project teams. Regardless of when they released it, the moment some one discovers it for the first time is like discovering a goldmine of thoughtful and vetted practices from across the design industry! Sharing is caring is a major understatement when referring to ustwo. Great crew over there.
Oh it's a great guide. I just didn't realize it was a massive PDF until I clicked the link, and thought others might want some warning.
Good call. Your courtesy is appreciated! Wouldn't want to download that using a smartphone if you weren't connected to wifi. That's almost an entire episode of Walking Dead or GOT in streaming data.
What does "8 months" mean?
Edit: Nevermind, I think Cihad explained it below.
Really great guide, especially for people new to designing for screens, although there are a lot of little details that even an experienced designer can miss.
However there are so many pages about Photoshop, and like 5 pages about Illustrator. That's so depressing. I wish I could go back in time and convince everyone not to use Photoshop for UI design so that Adobe and the community would focus on improving Illustrator or something to replace Fireworks, instead of trying to jury-rig a PHOTO editor into a screen UI design tool.
Good guide, I wonder if they'll be putting out a v4 this year, considering all the new devices and sizes.
Given that they released v3 8 months ago and v2 was 10+ months before that. I'd imagine it depends on how much time they have and with the success of Monument Valley they'd be crazy not to refine PPP and distribute it again. It's a great promotional tool for showcasing their attention to detail.
absolutely agree!
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