How avoided storyboard and overloading XIB with just right split between what is visually defined and what is programatically programmed:

1. visual set-up of the view in Interface builder – only view, no controllers and setting up outlets but no actions. AddNoteView.xib . Justify controls, set up autoscaling etc..
2. create AddNoteView.h with outlets
3. create AddNoteView.m and hook awakeFromNib and setup additional settings on view- (void)awakeFromNib{

   [super awakeFromNib];

   CALayer * layer = [self.locationThumb layer];

   [layer setMasksToBounds:YES];

   [layer setCornerRadius:10.0];

4. create AddNoteViewController.m and define loadView- (void)loadView {

   self.view =  [[UINib nibWithNibName:@”AddNoteView” bundle:nil]  instantiateWithOwner:nil options:nil][0];

   }