Author: Beautiful Pixels

Hot on the heels of our recent announcement regarding Platter 2.0, we’ve got two more announcements to make today. Back in 2013, we introduced Memberships on Beautiful Pixels. The support we received from our loyal readers was overwhelming and it was great to welcome our monthly and yearly members. Many of our members wrote in to us regularly with their feedback about the site and it not only helped us improve the site, but also motivated us & immensely helped us shape version 5.0 of Beautiful Pixels, which they had early access to. BP 5.0 not only introduced a new design for…

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In the last post of our annual series ‘The Highlight 2014’, here is our compilation for the Editor’s Choice of apps from 2014. The last 365 days have been incredible as developers across all platforms have put in tremendous effects to bring us some amazing releases and we’ve written about most of them here on Beautiful Pixels. Without further ado, here are our picks for 2014. Storehouse Storehouse is quite possibly the best app to be released for iOS and one of our favorite apps in recent times. Everything about the app is spectacular. The app has been meticulously crafted…

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Ever since we began our journey in December 2009, we’ve brought you some of the best examples of stunning User Interface designs seen in iPhone, iPad, Android & Mac apps as well as some gorgeously designed websites and web apps. We’ve also, over the years, told you about beautifully designed books, browser extensions, icons and wallpapers, etc. here on Beautiful Pixels. Leading into the new year, and as part of The Highlight 2014, today we’re going to take a look at something different. Today, we’re talking about our favorite hardware that goes well with beautiful apps on your device. Pencil…

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On the third day of The Highlight 2014, we’re bringing you our picks of some of the best UI animations we’ve seen in apps and across the web. Apps have been a UI playground for quite some time now and it’s always great to see delightful animations in apps that make it a joy to use. Designers and developers are always trying to bring you the best experience in their apps. Our post that highlights our picks from 2013 is one of the most visited posts in 2014 on Beautiful Pixels and there’s no better encouragement for app developers. Here’s…

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While we are mostly app focussed here on Beautiful Pixels, every now and then, a game manages to really impress us. 2014 has been quite a year for gaming with the PS4 and Xbox One completing one year and games like Bioshock and XCOM coming to iOS. 2014 also saw the continuation of the indie boom in gaming. Games like Monument Valley and Transistor prove how uniquely amazing games can be. For the second post in our The Highlight series of posts, we’re bringing you our picks of the Best Games across all platforms. Make sure you subscribe to us…

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2014 was a phenomenal year for iOS apps. At WWDC ’14, Apple announced a a variety of different new APIs that developers could use to enhance their apps, most of which we never thought would be possible on a closed platform that is iOS. Once iOS 8 was released to the public, we saw some amazing new apps & updates being released on the App Store. This year, to start off our annual ‘The Highlight’ series of posts, we’re bringing you our picks of the Best iOS 8 Feature Additions in apps. Make sure your subscribe to us via our…

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