checklist for iphone app design
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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:
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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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