Art of Coffee app review: the only app you will ever need to learn how to create beautiful and elegant coffee art

Introduction

Have you ever wondered how baristas make some amazing coffee designs in your latte? Perhaps you even want to learn how to make them yourself to impress your friends and family. Art of Coffee is an iPhone and iPad app that will help you acquire this skill in no time.

Bringing you the Australian expertise of Habib Maarbani (2010 Dairy Farmers/Pura Milk Latte Art Champion) and Alexandra Stathis (2011 Aasca New South Wales Barista Champion), this app is sure to teach you the tricks of the trade.

At $2.99, this seems like a pretty awesome way to add a unique skill set to your repertoire. Let's find out how this app works.

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Coffee Concoctions

The first thing I noticed about Art of Coffee was the beautiful user interface. Although the developers have stuck to the tried and tested format of a menu at the bottom with four icons for navigation, they have created an amazing background giving the impression of wooden paneling with coffee beans scattered on the corner. The text appears on a “blackboard” just like in a coffee shop, setting the mood perfectly.

The four menu icons each lead to a section, namely Coffee Basics, Essential Art, Advanced Art, and Troubleshooting.

The Coffee Basics section is meant to give the user a lesson in the fundamentals of both techniques and the elements that are integral to producing quality coffee artwork. This sections covers topics such as getting started, espresso, milk, cream & foam, free pouring, etching, and marbling. If you want to look up some common terms then you also have at your disposal a glossary to refer to when required.

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Step-By-Step Artwork

There are more than 30 designs available in this app ranging from classics such as the Rosetta to the challenging Hanging Heart and Tulip, ensuring that there is something in this app for everyone, be it a beginner or a professional who is already in the habit of making latte art.

Each design employs the use of written instructions, photographs of each step of creation, as well as videos to facilitate the learning of each design.

If you find yourself unable to create the designs even after following instructions to the letter, you can refer to the Troubleshooting section, where you will be able to determine where you may be going wrong with your artwork.

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Pros & Cons

Pros

• Master the basics of coffee art
• Learn over 30 coffee designs ranging from beginner to advanced difficulty
• Follow written instructions, photographs, as well as video
• Use the troubleshooting feature to figure out where you may be going wrong

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

Final Words

Art of Coffee is a fantastic iPhone and iPad app and I would highly recommend it to all coffee lovers, whether you are a coffee enthusiast looking to floor your guests, or a barista who want to take his or her artwork to the next level. This app is sure to add some flair to your coffee artwork.

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