checklist for iphone app design

Iphone App Design

iPhone app design checklist and how it helps

to improve user experience

Sumit Garg

- Technical Writer, MobilePhoneApps4u-

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Topic 1 : No broken links in the front or back-end

Topic 2 : No long load times

Topic 3 : Authorized by Apple

Topic 4 : Managing UI for optimum resource usage

Topic 5 : Word "beta" removed from the application

Topic 6 : Follow interface guidelines

Topic 7 : Make it look different

Topic 8 : Copyrights and Trademark

Introduction

Whenever you are designing an iPhone app, you are

mostly looking at how the functionality works. We are

always looking towards making things credible from

the point of view of development – adding features,

optimizing menus, integrating resources. In this

whole process of attending more on the functional

aspect of the app, we tend to miss the most

important part that is the UI. Even when we test the

application, we are mostly looking towards how the

things play on it rather than how it feels to see those

things playing.

Here are some of the most helpful points that would

quickly help you know if your iPhone app design is

good or not. No matter how big or small the app you

are working on is, this eight-point checklist would

help you get through quite positively:

Topic

1No broken links in the front or back-end

No broken links in the front or back-end

Make sure you don’t have any

broken links or it will cause a really

devastating experience for users

and make you app suffer a big

rejection. The links should be

properly maintained to serve your

user with a confident and smooth

interface.

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“ Generally, 404 errors don’t impact your site’s ranking in Google, and you can safely ignore them. Typically, they are caused by typos, misconfigurations (for example, for links that are automatically generated by a content management system) or by Google’s increased efforts to recognize and crawl links in embedded content such as JavaScript.

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Google

Topic

2No long load times

No Long Load Times

The most basic and important one!

Consider doing everything with the

app design that reduces the load

time. Take some time to slice it

properly. Avoid heavy images and

sluggish transitions that could

affect the smoothness and

lightness of UI.

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“ The PageSpeed Score indicates the extent to which you can improve the load time of a page. A high score indicates less room for improvement. A low score indicates more room for improvement. The score isn't a measurement of speed, but only the extent to which the speed can be improved.

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Google

Topic

3Authorized by Apple

Authorized by Apple

In order to gain the user credibility

make sure your iPhone app design

is authorized by Apple. Also,

ensure that you are able to meet all

the requirements while you

accessorize and integrate your app

with different third party resources.

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“ Every app requires some amount of customization to ensure a good experience for the user. Customizations can range from providing an icon for your app to making architectural-level decisions about how your app presents and uses information.

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Apple

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4Managing UI for optimum resource usage

Managing UI for Optimum Resource Usage

There are many services and

processes that run in the

background that affect the app’s

working across the interface.

Resource utilization in the UI will

have all the bearing on this and

affect the overall resource

accommodation and utilization.

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“ The last years have seen dramatic changes in the mobile platform landscape. Designers should always try to create a look and feel that is cutting-edge, memorable and high-performing. This is not just a matter of reducing image sizes. Decisions made at various levels of the design and the design process will have a significant impact.

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Smashing Magazine

Topic

5Word "beta" removed from the application

Word “Beta" Removed from the Application

If you really want to look attentive

and updated, make sure you don’t

have “beta” written anywhere.

Check it properly on the app

screens and the documents before

the final launch.

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“ You have to decide which terms to include and exclude before launching a new iPhone application. For instance, term “Beta” generally ignored because it indicates more room for improvements. So, it is a negative word and should be avoided before final app launch.

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MobilePhoneApps4u

Topic

6Follow interface guidelines

Follow Interface Guidelines

Just be sure that your app interface

follows Apple Human Interface

Guidelines. This will directly allow

you to have a good control over the

functional properties and establish

a better responsive mechanism

with the system – even in the long

run.

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“ Whether you’re redesigning an older app or creating a new one, consider approaching the job in this way:

•First, look past the UI to the app’s core functionality and affirm its relevance. •Next, use the themes of iOS to inform the design of the UI and the user experience. Add details and embellishments with care and never gratuitously. •Finally, be sure to design your UI to adapt to various devices and modes so that users can enjoy your app in as many contexts as possible.

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Apple

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7Make it look different

Make It Look Different

Think from the user’s point of view.

Never mess up with the

uniqueness of app as hundreds of

similar apps that are being

uploaded on the App store daily. It

has to have the personality of its

own and should be exclusive with

the way it offers value to its users.

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“ People think that design is styling. Design is not style. It's not about giving shape to the shell and not giving a damn about the guts. Good design is a renaissance attitude that combines technology, cognitive science, human need, and beauty to produce something that the world didn’t know it was missing.

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Paola Antonelli

Topic

8Copyrights and Trademark

Copyrights & Trademark

This has serious legal implications.

Only use purchased images for

which you get a license so that you

don’t breach a copyright. Also,

make sure you are not using any

trade name or business identity

used by any other company or

person in the design to avoid

possible trade complications.

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“ Copyrights and Trademark are for Apple licensees, authorized resellers, developers, customers, and other parties wishing to use Apple’s trademarks, service marks or images in promotional, advertising, instructional, or reference materials, or on their web sites, products, labels, or packaging. Use of Apple trademarks may be prohibited, unless expressly authorized.

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Apple

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