Create Beautiful Apps

Create Beautiful Apps

OS X is built around a powerful, integrated stack of graphics technologies, including Core Animation, AV Foundation, Core Image and OpenGL. Working together, these graphics frameworks make possible cutting-edge user interface features including 2D and 3D drawing, animation, and multimedia.

Take a cue from the Mac desktop: it uses Core Image to provide the translucent menu bar. The Dock uses Core Animation for the Stacks popup view, and the smooth animation you see when Dock items are re-arranged. You can use these same APIs and built-in effects to get that “wow” factor in your application — or create your own unique experiences.