©Tally - another micro app

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Since ©Tangram released I almost haven't coded any piece of line (except the 1.0.1 debug update). I missed xCode more and more, so I decided today to implement one of my "boxed" micro app idea called ©Tally.

It is nothin' more than a simple counter that counts. There are many exendable parts, but the root version involves only one screen with a hidden grid onwhich user can tap, then it strokes that small line (with a slight animation and some randomness). Maybe I can experiment with iAds/Retina display within this project, as the application is gonna be free of course.

But first let me get into the graphic/animations.

So this is the grid. For the tellies, I found that only three kind of groups is far enough to ensure that randomee diversity (as you can see the transparent groups). Now let see the slight animations - the heart of the tasty feel.

I made the animations, but a frame is now around 25 KB. I have to learn how to install/use the so called pngcrush tool. I've found some really helpful blog post (Compiling Pngcrush on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Optimize PNG file (image) to Speed up WebSite), so the PNGs have shrinked now to 16%(!). Really a useful tool.