Looking Forward

Capstone Component

Early on, the Android ecosystem suffered from apps with inconsistent UI and usability standards. Apps were generally considered inferior to their iOS counterparts or even versions. Today, a solid UX is a cornerstone of any successful app. Start planning a design strategy for your application. What colors are you going to use? How are you going to space content? Can you put together resources, colors, dimensions, drawables, styles, and themes, that will produce the desired effect?

In This Lesson

As a result of an early focus in UX, the platform got a head start in users willing to illing to pay for higher quality apps. Many developers thus opted into the iOS platform to take advantage of the established user base and try and maximize earnings opportunities. A lot has changed since then and Android’s Material Design concepts even have an effect on iOS apps. Thinking about the applications you use every day, answer the following:

What is the primary color schema?
Is there consistency in the way it displays content across features?
Is there a “voice” or “language” the app communicates that aligns with the brand?
Does the app match other content (web/print/video/physical) by the brand?

Thinking about interactions…

Are the interactions readily recognizable?
Is there a pattern to how they’re displayed? (primary/secondary/etc)
Can you tell which elements are interact-able and which are not?

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