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Source: Venturebeat, Business Insider
Since 2013 there are more than
actively used worldwide and the number
is constantly growing.
Android runs on 80% of them
1.4 bilion smartphones
Small screen sizes
Using it on the move
Limited bandwidth and connectivity
The Challenges
iPhone 4640 x 960
iPad 2768 x 1024
Galaxy S51080 x 1920
Focus on the most important stuff
Design based on functionalities
Well known UI elements from the platforms
Positive outtakesSmall screen sizes
Using it on the move
Limited bandwidth and connectivity
The Challenges
iPhone 4640 x 960
iPad 2768 x 1024
Galaxy S51080 x 1920
Native elements that users know how to use
Frameworks like jQuery (Mobile) or Bootstrap
Icon fonts, Web fonts, SVG images
Convenient resources
Having in mind...
Way of interaction (mouse, touch, movement, voice,…)
Screen sizes & resolutions
Platform (font, navigation, input type)
Hardware capabilities (camera, GPS, audio, …)
Organize informationPlan the content
Ask ourselves: What is the goal? Why willthe users use our app?
Goal You could use...
I wanna get tickets for Arcade Fire Visible search field.Prominent “Buy tickets” button.
I wanna find the Van Gogh Museum. “Locate me” buttonLink to the Amsterdam map.
I wanna see when is the next bus. Menu with all the lines.Search input to find my line.
Hit areas are areas of the screen the user touches to activate something
Average fingertip: 1 to 2cm wide=
from 44px to 57px (88px to 114px on Retina)
Holding devices. Hit areas.
lukew.com
Placing content? Essentials, options, extras...
GO SEE
Name or logo
List with options
Option 1
GO
SEE
Ова е параграфче со објаснување на опцијата 2. Ова е параграфче со објаснување на опцијата 2.
Опција 1
Option 1
Option 2
This is introductory paragraph for my app. This is introductory para-graph for my app. This is introducto-ry paragraph for my app. This is introductory paragraph for my app.
This is paragraph that contains info for the option 1. This is paragraph that contains info for the option 1.
This is paragraph that contains info for the option 1. This is paragraph that contains info for the option 1.
This is introductory paragraph for my app. This is introductory para-graph for my app. This is introducto-ry paragraph for my app. This is introductory paragraph for my app.
Name or logo
Option 2
This is paragraph that contains info for the option 2. This is paragraph that contains info for the option 2.
Option 3
List with options
Typography
font-size: 14pt, line-height: 1.5em (=21pt)
shadows work on larger sizes and fatter fontsSans Serif > Serif
White space is your friend
This is Serif font And this is Sans Serif font
Fonts, line heights and whitespaces
yogurtlabs.com tweaked yogurtlabs.com
Highlighting the interactive areas
...by using color for call to action, links, etc.
...for implying touch actionFinnova canopy.co/app
Highlighting (the interactive areas) ...by using color for call to action, links, etc....for implying touch action
Hipmunk App Sunrise CalendarBetpicker App concept by Gökhan Kurt
Reuse elements
colors for the button could be link colors too.
get inspired by the branding. Use those elements.
Designing navigation
Expanding menu Side menuFor apps with a high number of menu options. For responsive web sites
Starbucks Homepage Hipmunk App
Designing navigation
Tab menuFor apps with fewer menu options.
Hub and spoke menuFor quickly exposing the app’s features
Tab Bar iOS icons of Wemlin App
Tumblr App
IconsEmbrace the platform style and the OS version
Tab Bar iOS icons by Rami McMin
Tab Bar iOS icons of Wemlin App
Android
XXXHDPI(~640dpi)
oops....
iOSnon-retina @1xretina @2x
http://blog.mready.net - Designer’s Guide: Photoshop Action – Multiple DPI Resizing for Android
Simplicity in relation to screen sizemarketingmag.com.au - Intricacies of responsive design: the scalable logo study
Flat design and sleek typographyTrends
Weather App by Sergey Valiukh for Tubik Studio Windows Phone UI FM Radio UI by Aurélien Salomon
iOS: outlined icons, blurry backgrounds,circular shapes
Trends
WhatsApp iOS 7 Redesign by Saffad Khan Class Register by Charles Patterson
Ideas to take home
think of the usage - where, when, what?
first prio: readability and hit areas
reuse and keep the consistency
be up-to-date