Hey, glad you enjoy it!

The main inspiration for the interface was believe it or not Apple's Phone. Like having a list of contacts that you could simply tap to call, it made sense for Tea to have a list of teas that you could tap to brew. And like Phone, we use the detail disclosure indicator pattern on each cell to provide more information. The interface kind of grew naturally from that starting point.

For sketching I used UIStencil's iPhone stencil kit, and the designer I collaborated with, Mac Tyler, sketched his ideas in Photoshop.