I'm currently revamping an iPhone app that I made for the New Student Orientation Program at Columbia University. The app has this beautiful custom tab bar that my friend designed and so I am re-implementing it for iOS 5. I literally just spent the last three hours figuring out how to do this so hopefully I can save you all time. Finished Product:
![iOS 5 Tutorial: Creating a Custom Tab Bar Controller](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/900944a39e189c346863202e148ee041b18886d3/height=288;version=1;width=512/https%3A%2F%2Fblogger.googleusercontent.com%2Fimg%2Fb%2FR29vZ2xl%2FAVvXsEgF1XUDU5M3I05p4XsdmfRvIvdhWodNx_Xmc30oD_hnXSOkirEDzUoNArzpdajc3M4wGHrsbPWNwCT36puD2CzlWPsbfCS2o9LWE17ZM9zYDymnAROUO3PKrcGp7sNXO-VKuX1IdE1ojQ%2Fw1200-h630-p-k-no-nu%2FiOS%2BSimulator%2BScreen%2Bshot%2BOct%2B29%25252C%2B2011%2B3.40.17%2BAM.png)