is your app functional as well as beautiful? (droidsync 2014)
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Session on Android UI/UX Design at DroidSync 2014, Mumbai by Faiz MalkaniTRANSCRIPT
Is your app FUNCTIONAL as well as BEAUTIFUL?
DroidSync 2014 Faiz Malkani
“Do we really need a simple definition of design, or should we accept that design is too complex a matter to be
summarized in less than a book?“
Design
Importance of Design
• Antiquity • Middle Ages • The Renaissance • The Enlightenment • The Industrial Revolution • Today
History of Design
Growth of Design (1990-2013)
2010 2013
1997 2012
Current Design Trends
Flat Design
Metro Design
Responsive Design
Android Design
Enchant Me
Simplify My Life
Make Me Amazing
User Interface Design
Importance of UI Design
Aesthetics
“Amaze” Factor
Stand Out
Holo Visual Language
Themes
Colors
Action Bar
Designing for Multiple Devices
Multiple Screen Sizes
Multiple Hardware Configurations
User Experience Design
Importance of UX Design
Pleasing Experience
Casual users become Habitual users
Instills Emotions
Psychology: the key to good UX
Left to Right Layouts
Color Emotions
Decision Making
Changes in KitKat
Good vs. Bad Experiences
Google’s Model of UX
Practical Design
UI Testing
• Manual Testing
• Automated Testing
Best Practices for UI/UX Design
Navigation Drawer
Cards UI
Typography
Translucent System Bars
Animation
Tools and Resources
Android Design Guidelines
• Android Holo Colors
• 9patch Generator
• Style Generator
Dribbble
Google+
XDA-Developers
“If I were to start poking you, you wouldn't like it. But when you start stroking, it's a totally different message“
Matias Duarte
