I found some useful UIcollectionview guides on the web
http://www.raywenderlich.com/22324/beginning-uicollectionview-in-ios-6-part-12
http://ashfurrow.com/blog/uicollectionview-example
Can I use collection view without a storyboard?
What are the pros and cons of using storyboards with a collection?
Yes. This can be done anyway. refer to the following examples.
UPDATE: this (1st) example is more suitable for the question .. http://adoptioncurve.net/archives/2012/09/a-simple-uicollectionview-tutorial/
http://blogs.captechconsulting.com/blog/paul-dakessian/ios-6-tutorial-getting-started-collection-views
http://invasivecode.tumblr.com/post/34581461219/an-introduction-to-collection-views.
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