GUI Design Studio 5.3 Released

April 25th, 2018

Version 5.3 is a maintenance release of GUI Design Studio. Changes: Added support for PNG format ICO files and sets of PNG files on the Icons panel. No more conversion to ICO! Added a ‘Row Index’ Column Type to Table elements. When this is set, the entered cell value is ignored and replaced with the […]

GUI Design Studio 5.2 Released

November 1st, 2017

Version 5.2 is a maintenance release of GUI Design Studio with a couple of important new features. New: Hierarchical CSV data support on Tree elements (Pro edition) Until now, tables of data stored in comma separated value (CSV) files could only be applied to flat data elements such as List Boxes and Tables (aka Grids). This […]

GUI Design Studio 5.1 Released

September 7th, 2016

Version 5.1 is a maintenance release of GUI Design Studio. Most of the fixes apply only to the Professional edition though one or two also apply to the Express edition. Changes: Optional prompt text added to single line Edit Boxes. Bug Fixes: Run Query Properties now only allows alpha-numeric characters for the query table name. […]

GUI Design Studio 5.0 is all about colour and style

October 1st, 2015

After much demand, we’re now working on new releases of GUI Design Studio, starting with version 5.0, including colour swatches and element themes for customisation using CSS rules. Version 4 customers who purchased within the last 12 months are eligible for a free upgrade to version 5. We’re contacting you in stages, most recent purchasers […]

GUI Design Studio 4.6 Released With New Charts

July 22nd, 2013

The new 4.6 versions of GUI Design Studio Professional and Express, along with a new Viewer, are now available for download. For users of versions 4.0 to 4.5, this is a free upgrade and the Viewer is, of course, always free. Users of GUI Design Studio version 3 or below can install v4.6 in parallel […]

10 Big Sets of Free Icons for Web and Application Designers

March 8th, 2013

If you’re designing software applications, you need icons. Lots of icons. You could buy an icon set or commission to have your own icons custom made but, if you’re just getting started on a design project, chances are you don’t actually know what you need yet. At least, not until you’ve explored the application design […]

GUI Design Studio 4.5 Released With Enhanced Data Handling And Scrolling Regions

February 18th, 2013

The new 4.5 versions of GUI Design Studio Professional and Express, along with a new Viewer, are now available for download. For users of versions 4.0 to 4.4, this is a free upgrade and the Viewer is, of course, always free. Users of GUI Design Studio version 3 or below can install v4 in parallel […]

Expanded Tables and Data in GUI Design Studio 4.4

August 23rd, 2012

The new 4.4 versions of GUI Design Studio Professional and Express, along with a new Viewer, are now available for download. For users of versions 4.0 to 4.3, this is a free upgrade and the Viewer is, of course, always free. Users of GUI Design Studio version 3 or below can install v4 in parallel […]

3 Key Lessons Learned Creating The New iOS Design Library

April 19th, 2012

A couple of weeks ago we released an extensive, new iOS Design Library. This library has been created as an extension of the original iPhone Library and is intended to supersede that library for all new projects. Existing projects that use components in the iPhone Library should continue to link to it but may also link […]

Why Pixel Density is Important for Application Designers

March 27th, 2012

After much anticipation, the big splash of the moment is the release of the Apple iPad 3 with its high density “Retina” display. This will allow for more detail in higher resolution images and sharper text with legibility to rival paper. Soon, Microsoft and other tablet manufacturers will follow suit with high density displays in their […]