Exceptional user experience has always made Apple’s product go greater heights.Apple Design Awards is a special event hosted by Apple.Inc at its annual World Wide Developer Conference, this year awards have been announced highlighting an array of apps from utilities to games on both iOS and Mac. This special award was created to recognize apps that combine design and technology in creative, compelling and powerful ways.
These apps took away this year’s prestigious title,
Having a look at the apps, from top left
SkyGuide : A very good quality app that connects us with the wide world above our heads, bringing you all related articles. All you have to do, is hold your device to the sky.
The app is a product of Fifth Star Labs,brought with a combination of technology and the love for science and space.
Cinemagraph Pro : This is truly a mesmerizing app, the next evolution of photography is here. Create living photos by adding seamless elements of motion.
Continuous and tireless effort of Flixel photos brought this amazing app, which has attracted every single soul.
Storehouse-Virtual Storytelling : App helps you tell your own story by bundling up videos,photos and text with grace and helps you share it with your social media account,
A start-up, Storehouse media with not more than 10 employees power up the app and serves as its backbone.
Monument valley : This is a gaming app, to boost up your calculations.Take the silent princess through a fantasy world by manipulating the unique monuments.
Founded nearly 10 years ago ustwo, always have their user satisfaction in their top priority list making them qualified for this prestigious title.
Threes : A grid game with a number strategy, might have a small logic but definitely the appealing UI details grabbed the score for this amazing strategic tile game.
Efforts of a three individual, just by mail communication has become a very strong team now.
DEVICE 6 : A game that goes beyond usual constructs.Plays with the conventions of games and literature, entwine story with geography, and blends puzzle and novella to draw players into a mystery of technology and neuroscience.
A team of two smart minds working together to create games that integrate the usability of iOS.
Blek : A puzzle game challenging both the left and right hemisphere of your brain with its tricky logics and algorithm, a perfect time killer.
Nothing can stop these two brothers, Kunabi Brothers where Blex comes as their first product.
Leo’s Fortune : Moving the little fluffy Leo through levels of fantasy world. Game that stole millions of hearts with its little cute Leo gets a hold of Apple design awards this year.
Two teams with a common goal- to push boundaries as they strive to find new methods and opportunities in high quality game creation.
Day One : A usable, clean, elegant app to capture, organize and share their lovely moments and photos. Journaling has become very much easier with this eye pleasing utility app.
A guy inspired by his grandfathers love for journaling and making notes, helped him form the company that created Day One, Bloom Built.
Yahoo News Digest : App brings you a definite summary of the most significant news stories of the day with respect to user interest.
Yahoo Digest app was created by a 12 member team,from the Yahoo Mobile groups.
Teachley:Addimals Adventure : A fun and engaging,educational app for the children in kinder gardens.Bright and colorful approach specially designed to pull in the child population.
Pano Perfect : This is a utility app specially designed for people using the panoramas of the phone.After seeing the panorama feature included in WWDC 2012 keynote, a student scholarship winner teamed with fellow mates to bring this app love.
This award clearly gives us an image of how important an apps UI is to a user. So next time when you make an app, make sure you give user the best experience-who knows someday later,our app might also grab the award.