Build Stunning Mobile Apps Following These Strategies

With mobile technology having taken the world by storm, there is probably nobody unacquainted with the escalating popularity of apps. From photo-editing to video streaming and messengers, the year 2016 has seen various apps which instantly tempted the masses and grabbed popularity soon after they got launched. Here are some useful and effective tips for creating stunning mobile app UI design.

Each element aids define the spacing:

Placing a dot, a line or a word onto a monitor/ screen you can define the margins and paddings. Each stroke helps in defining the space you will deal with. Hence, it is necessary to maintain a consistent width and height with the paddings and margins.

Color plays a crucial role:

There’s no denying it – color value is used to define different purposes. Take for instance, if you choose black for a button, dark grey for the next and light grey for the third one, then what you are probably in effect depicting – the first button ( the black one) appears to be the most prominent one to visitors. The second button that uses dark grey seems to be less important. And, the third one, which uses light grey is the least important one. Thus color value helps in creating the hierarchy.

Try not to use the same color for the button, which has been already used for the site or app, because it may fade away. Also, it’s advisable not to use bright red on “buy” or any other “call-to-action” button, since it means “stop” in the United States. Thus, it may convey a wrong message to the users and prevent them from clicking the button.

Color defines the nature of your brand/business:

Always remember, color is not about your preference; rather it plays a crucial role in defining the nature of your brand/ business. A brand or business should emphasize on the emotional rapport your clientele have with your products or services. Color aids in defining that rapport in a subtle yet an effective manner. Hence, you require choosing the right color
for your brand.

Page title:

Screen titles used on websites are of paramount importance and they help users understand exactly where they are after having opened several tabs. In the case of apps, they take precious space. Hence, if you think your visitors won’t forget which screen they were on, you can often skip it or get it disappeared until scroll or refresh. Alternatively, this space can be converted into a search area when the users will require that function.

Define elements rather repeating them:

If any “go” button is of purple color, then every “go” button must have the same color. If one screen has 20px padding on every side, then all screens are required to maintain this consistency. This is exactly what we intend to mean by defining elements and repeating them. Each of the elements should be defined properly, as should be the colors used inside the app.

Actions need prompt feedbacks:

A majority of users expect that their mobile phones will respond to all their interactions in a jiffy. For an example, when a user action (tap, click or swipe) is responded to with an animation, the users understand that they have been heard and their process has been started being executed on. When a mobile phone user refreshes there should be a moving symbol. If they happen to hit something, it must slide or bounce or glow in order to let the users know that it’s working.

Most apps are all about lists:

Most of the mobile apps aim to offer a way to navigate lists. An app designer should
hide the fact that it’s merely a list. He/she should always strive to make it a rewarding
experience. This is why a proper hierarchy is of paramount importance – with an appropriate foundation, the layout can vary yet convey the same information.

Go ahead and churn out stunning mobile apps.