With the release of the iPhone 6 Plus and "the weirdness of the resolution," the original, forward-thinking example from 2012 showcased a more efficient way to display vector-originating images.

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iOS Resolution Independence Example (Swift)

An iOS example of adding resolution independence and future-proofing your app by using vector graphics.

This project displays a PDF file as different sizes and colors.

Installation

MGImageUtilities and UIImage-PDF submodules are required, therefore be sure to git clone like this:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/brackendev/iOS-Resolution-Independence-Swift.git

Ports

• Objective-C

Acknowledgements

This project makes use of the following third-party libraries:

• MGImageUtilities
• UIImage-PDF

Author

Bracken Spencer

• GitHub
• LinkedIn
• Twitter

License

iOS-Resolution-Independence-Swift is released under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.

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PDF Tips

• UIImage-PDF didn't like the PDF file that Adobe Illustrator made. So, instead of saving to PDF, save it to EPS, open it in Preview, then save it to PDF.
• Use Panic's ShrinkIt to reduce the PDF size.

Useful Links

• Create a Resolution Independent iOS 8 App and Set Your Images Free
• The Ultimate Guide To iPhone Resolutions
• The weirdness of the iPhone 6 Plus resolution and how to work around it