Prototype your app, without a line of code
Validate your idea, raise funds, and gain traction with a real prototype
A prototype is the first step in building your app startup. Building a prototype lets you validate your core business ideas, communicate your vision to investors, and raise funds to build out your dream.
You know that a prototype is the important first step, and you're ready to get started.
But here's what you find:
- A lot of prototyping tools are complex and take a long time to learn.
- Many tools only let you create static app prototypes. Great if you want to print them and put them up on a whiteboard; useless for getting validation from your partners, investors, and real users.
- Tools that can create dynamic prototypes often come with pricey monthly subscriptions.
Frustrating, isn't it?
You just want an inexpensive tool that can create dynamic prototypes that you can hand to real people. You want clear action steps so you can get started immediately.
The answer: Xcode.
Xcode is what that developers use to build full fledged iOS apps. But Xcode also has a feature that allows complete beginners to build an app's user interface.
The secret is Storyboard, a feature that lets you use drag and drop to build your entire prototype. Multiple screens, navigation, real user interface elements: with no programming required.
The best part: Apple provides Xcode for free.
This course is designed so you can hit the ground running. Xcode is a complex tool, and it's easy to get lost in the many features it has. This course is laser focused on teaching you what you need to build your prototype.
Here's what you'll get:
- A self-paced video course. Take your time to go through the course over a week. Or, power through it on a Saturday afternoon and be building your prototype that evening.
- Screen recordings that show you exactly what you need to do. No slides, no digressions.
- Go from building simple screens to building a multi-screen prototype that looks exactly how you want, and runs on actual devices. All without a single line of code.
To help you get the most out of the course, you also get:
- Cheatsheets for each module, for quick reference.
- A debugging guide, to help you resolve any problems you hit.
Xcode is the best prototyping tool out there, and this course is the best way to get you started.
Save yourself hours of trial and error, and get started on building your prototype with Xcode today.
Your Instructor
Kannan is a mobile developer and software coach. He's experienced in teaching mobile development to complete beginners. He's also coached many of his students in building and launching their product. As a developer, Kannan has helped fledgling startups launch their first products.
Course Curriculum
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StartModule 1 Intro (0:20)
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StartDisable size classes (3:06)
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StartAdding things to the screen (2:53)
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StartAttributes Inspector (2:35)
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StartUnderstanding position and size (7:01)
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StartText fields (3:12)
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StartConfiguring Text fields (3:36)
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StartImage views (3:15)
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StartConfiguring Image views (2:43)
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StartThe Document Outline (or "hierarchy view") (4:44)
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StartExercise - Login Page (2:04)
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StartSolution - Basic UI Setup (3:02)
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StartSolution - Configuring the UI (8:49)
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StartSolution - Choosing colors (4:08)
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StartSolution - Grouping elements (7:31)
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StartSolution - Rounded corners (8:03)
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StartModule 1 Cheatsheet