5 Tips for Designing Mobile App User Interface

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5 Tips for Designing Mobile App User Interface
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Overview
A mobile user interface design can
make or break an app. At the conceptualization
stage of mobile UI design, the simplest and basic
things can alter user experience and ensure
retention. Basics such as consistency of views,
interface clarity and feedback to the user are
fairly uncomplicated to understand and are
generally accepted by most mobile UI
designers. However, there are a few things
that are often ignored by UI designers and can
impact the user experience by a notch or
two. Here are five important tips for mobile UI
designs that sometimes go unnoticed.
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5 Tips
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1. The interactivity quotient
There is no need to compromise with the basics of
good interactive design due to limited screen
space. A good mobile UI design must have
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2. The User Variable
The user group for the app will inevitably
consist of experts and novices - accounting for
each type helps. Mobile UI designers should hope
for the best, and plan for the worst, keeping
the application efficiency levels for these two
distinct sets in mind while maintaining
consistency in data flow and smooth function
execution.
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3. The Tick-Finger
There is no way to replicate finger
movement with pixel-precision of a mouse cursor.
The answer to that is finger-friendly mobile UI
design. Allow enough space for different
sized fingers. If the buttons of your mobile UI
are too small or placed too closely together,
users wont be able to tap them accurately adding
to their frustration.

• Just Remember
• We hold our phones in different ways
• Our fingers are not of the same size

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4. The Rule of Thumb
Mobile UI designers must understand how a
person holds the mobile, and applies hand
gestures. The target audience is bound to include
right as well as left-handed users. Circular
flows towards the bottom of the screen are more
convenient than linear ones. Placing elements at
the top of the screen makes them harder to reach.
Hence, it is advisable to keep essential buttons
towards the bottom of the screen.
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5. The Clutter Element
It is always advisable to cut clutter from your
mobile UI design. Quick and easy should be the
mantra here. They must have less to think about
for your app to achieve success.
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