Obviously, my intent is not to re-develop the iPhone Photo Album app (it’s hard to improve on something that great anyway!) but rather to show how high-fidelity MockApp can get with an existing app as an example.

Feel free to reuse all the graphic elements such as buttons, icons, etc. to mock-up your own app ideas.

These are screenshots of the actual PowerPoint mockup, not the iPhone app itself.

Soon, I will release a free library of iPhone user interface elements entirely re-created (by my own hand) that should enable anyone to mock-up any iPhone app they can dream-up. I just need to find the time to polish it (hint: the more coffees you buy me the faster I get!)

I’ve been doing Keynote and Powerpoint mock-ups of web apps and desktop apps for over 15 years but this is the first time I “go public” and share my secret sauce. This type of rapid prototyping tool has helped so many of my employers and consulting clients over the years that I felt compelled to share it.

My hope is that many will embrace MockApp and that it will help great app ideas to reach their full potential.

Tips are highly appreciated. Regardless, please let me know what you think and how you like it.

And do spread the word. I’m hoping this type of rapid prototyping will let more people express their ideas. After all, programmers aren’t always the only ones with good app ideas!