Did you guys took the time to dig into the new "Storyboard" paradigm that came with iOS 5.1? If like me you didn't you will, like me, realize how much time you lost! I came upon the following tutorial that was a true eye-opener to me:
http://tinyurl.com/7p65uh8
This new storyboard/segues functionality will save a lot of time and pain designing interfaces!!!