Mobile Apps UI Designing Tips

Mobile apps have become the buzzword for the users all over the globe. An eye-catchy and feature-loaded app will give an experience that is all worth the visitors’ choice and time. The salient things that have to be considered while developing a mobile application are UX (user experience) and UI (user interface).

Style and design cannot beat substance entirely; still a visually appealing and intuitive UI can become the key to lead conversions. Interface design which works on the layout of functionality of interfaces, is in fact a subset of user experience design that targets a broader realm: that is, the whole experience. 

UI Designing Tips

Right-Size Graphics

Fully Responsive

Fit The Format

Colors To Point

Keep It Simple

Large Clear Fonts

1.   Right-Size Graphics

When it comes to graphics, developers generally follow the thumb rule of ‘one size fits most’, which is actually a wrong approach. No doubt, this makes resource management simpler but it can harm the visual appeal of your app. For your app to look fantastic, include graphics that are tailored to the screens of the specific devices. The best graphics ideally load at run time and amount to a pleasant user experience altogether.

2.   Fully Responsive

Note that user interface should be designed in such a manner that the app is fully usable on multiple devices and mobile operating systems. Be it tweaking the media queries, JavaScript or CSS- all the issues related to the display of the app on multiple mobile devices must be catered responsibly.

3.   Fit The Format

We have all encountered apps that hang while loading some large graphic file. This is not because of wrong size but due to inappropriate format. The Android platform is compatible with media formats such as PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP and WebP. PNG is suitable format for lossless images whereas JPEG quality is good for tweaking.

4.   Colors To Point

Prefer to use subtle animations to transit between screens and implement UI control color differentiation to inform the state changes in application. Such an approach adds a professional touch to your mobile app. For instance, if a screen fades between activities, the screen transitions will not look very loud and if there is change in color of button control after click, it means a user action has been performed with a goal in mind.

5.   Keep It Simple

Okay, now this certainly doesn’t mean being minimalistic in style or design. Keeping things simple means an approach in which the first-time user can immediately start using the app without having a need to go to the detailed set of instructions or tutorials. Yes, a simple user interface is of the type that permits the user to go for multiple actions with the help of few steps. For instance, using effective colors appropriately will make the interface simple and easy for users to understand in the first glance.

6.   Large Clear Fonts

Much like the above point, wacky fonts irritates us big time. It ruins the purpose of the app and defeats the goal for which users are originally here. Use fonts that are readable and pleasing to the eyes. Font size is also something to be noted of.