Brian Cooke of roobasoft has posted an insightful blog entry about the launch of his iPhone application, Count It Off, used for ‘simple calorie counting and weight tracking’. What stands out about this blog entry more than anything else is the process of sketching out user interfaces on paper as the first step in the design process. This is an essential step that is often overlooked or undervalued by iPhone developers. Whether or not this process takes place on paper or on screen, make sure you give yourself enough time in the early stages to experiment with and refine your designs.

Read more on my O’Reilly Inside iPhone blog posting.