Yik Yak Camera for iOS
We were running into latency issues with the native iOS camera control so we decided to build our own.
Our first step in the process was optimizing for speed and ease of use. We considered using text instead of icons like "shoot" "retake" and "save" but decided against it because the text became hard to read on certain surfaces that the camera viewer would show.
Next we designed a small set of rounded icons (attached!) to be used for all the possible actions that could be taken. You'll notice switching to the front facing camera was omitted and that was on purpose. We left it out because we felt that photos on Yik Yak are meant for what you see around you and not of selfies. (At least for now.☺️)
After this we worked closely with one of our fantastic iOS devs that really put a lot of care and effort into the animations and transitions.
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