Details MatterGetting the Android Design Patterns

Juhani Lehtimäki, Snapp Solutions Ltd

“Users can figure it out. What’s the problem?”

“You are just nitpicking. It’s fine.”

“You just hate <insert company you like but you think I don’t>”

Design GuidelinesDesign Patterns

A Design Pattern=

A Proven, Good Solution to a Common problem

Android Design Guidelines

Consistency● Cognitive load● Intuitiveness by learning

Visual cues● Interaction● Functionality● Make users feel home

Use Context

So, Do All Apps Need to Look the Same Now?

Innovation and the Mature Android Platform

Community driven innovation

Taylor Ling, June 15, 2012

http://androiduiux.com/2012/06/15/side-navigation-ui-pattern-in-android/

http://developer.android.com/design/patterns/navigation-drawer.html

Commercial innovation

Android UI Design Patterns

Action Bar

Up

Navigation Drawer

Nope! Try again!

:-\

WTF is this??

?

Don’t need it?

Don’t use it!

Design patterns solves a problemif you don’t have the problemdon’t use the design pattern!

Tabs

UX design is Nitpicking for a Good Reason

“This is different”“Do I use this differently?”

Learn OnceUse Everywhere

Gestures Are Hiddenbut Awesome

Reinventing the Wheelvs.

Innovation

Break rules & guidelines only if you have a good reason to do so

Cheers!

+JuhaniLehtimäkihttp://www.snapp.info/

http://www.androiduipatterns.com/