UIView category from @justin williams presentation on autolayout http://vimeopro.com/360conferences/360idev-2013/video/75232527

gistfile1.m

@import UIKit;

@interface UIView (SGAdditions)

+ (instancetype)sg_autolayoutVIew;

@end

#import "UIView+SGAdditions.h"

@implementation UIView (SGAdditions)

+ (instancetype)sg_autolayoutView
{
    UIView *view = [[self alloc] init];
  
    view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
  
    return view;
}

@end