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52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience

<p>Via : <a href="http://www.openandroid.in">OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : #Downloads, #UI_Design<br/>Orginal Post: <a href="http://www.openandroid.in/52-innovative-ui-design-concepts-boost-user-experience.html">52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience</a><br/><br/></p><p style='text-align: center;'><img alt="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Innovative-UI-Design-Boost-User-Experience.jpg" style="line-height: 1.5em;" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience"/></p><br/><br/><div style='text-align: center;'>in <strong><a href="http://graphicdesignjunction.com/category/inspiration/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in Inspiration">Inspiration</a></strong><a href="http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2014/01/innovative-ui-design-concepts-to-boost-user-experience/#respond">2 comments</a></div><br/><div style='text-align: center;'><br/><h2>Creative UI Design Concepts to Improve User Experience</h2><br/>Here is a list of modern and creative UI Concepts and designs which are playing a very important role in <strong><a href="http://graphicdesignjunction.com/2012/11/25-free-ui-kits-for-web-and-graphic-designers/">interface designing</a></strong>. UI design involves a lot of creativity, inspiration and motivation along with the people-skills necessary to communicate effectively with clients.<br/><br/>Enjoy and please share your thoughts with us:<br/><h3>Namaz Mobil APP by Seyid TURGUT</h3><br/><div><img alt="Namaz Mobil APP UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/001-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-1" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Namaz-Mobil-APP/12458687" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>My IT Expert IOS Flat app design by UI Kreative</h3><br/><div><img alt="IOS Flat app UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/002-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-2" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/My-IT-Expert-IOS-Flat-app-design/10802643" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>iOS Mail App by Stanislav Kirilov</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/003-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-3" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/iOS-Mail-App/8373231" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Navigation Concept by Ruban Khalid</h3><br/><div><img alt="Navigation UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/004-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-4" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Navigation-Concept/13678071" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Widget Open Concept (Animated) by Chuyue</h3><br/><div><img alt="Widget open animation UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/005-UI-UX-design-2014.gif" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-5" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1364369-Widget-open-animation-concept" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Taasky Desktop (Animated) by Jakub Antalík</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/006-UI-UX-design-2014.gif" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-6" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Taasky-Desktop/13182665" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Purity Theme by French Toast</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/007-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-7" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Purity-Theme/12962113" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Designer skills by Aurelien SALOMON</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/008-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-8" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Designer-skills/13603861" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Animated UI Design by Sergey Valiukh</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/009-UI-UX-design-2014.gif" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-9" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/GIF-Aimation/13418581" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>WordPress Admin Theme Concept by George Kordas</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0010-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-10" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/WordPress-Admin-Theme-Redesign/11821749" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Android 5.0 UI Design Concept by Codebuild</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0011-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-11" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Android-50-UI-Design-Concept/11545369" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Create your team (Visual Design) by Aurelien SALOMON</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0012-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-12" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Create-your-team/11534667" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Calendar app by Jakub Antalík</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0013-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-13" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Calendar-app/11632997" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Chat App Concept by Allen Wang</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0014-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-14" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Chat-App-Concept/11901529" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Adding images to a Chat (Animated) by Emerson McIntyre</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0015-UI-UX-design-2014.gif" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-15" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Adding-images-to-a-chat/13650703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Retail Point Of Sale UI by walrus</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0016-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-16" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Retail-Point-Of-Sale-UI/13617645" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Music Player App by Naresh Bingi</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0017-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-17" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Music-Player-App/13631573" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Automotive UI Design Concept by paola gui</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0018-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-18" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Automotive-UI-Design-Concept/13602201" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Daterabble (Game app desing) by Mariusz Onichowski</h3><br/><div><img alt="Game app UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0019-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-19" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Daterabble/12940943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>FM Radio UI by Bluroon</h3><br/><div><img alt="FM Radio UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0020-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-20" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1372849-FM-Radio-UI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Photo App UI by Chris Inclenrock</h3><br/><div><img alt="Photo App UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0021-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-21" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1373991-Photo-App-UI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Mitro Chrome Extension by Meng He</h3><br/><div><img alt="Mitro Chrome Extension UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0022-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-22" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1373634-Mitro-Chrome-Extension" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Profile page by sven ten hove</h3><br/><div><img alt="Profile page UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0023-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-23" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1373215-Profile-page-Brebble" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>iOS 7 LockScreen by Allen Wang</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0024-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-24" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/iOS-7-LockScreen-and-iPhone-5S-Template-PSD/10529199" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Online Workforce Scheduling App UI by Mariusz Onichowski</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0025-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-25" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/GetSheduled-App/7760075" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Dashboard by David Massiani</h3><br/><div><img alt="Dashboard UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0026-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-26" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1373026-Dashboard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Profile page by Hyelim Choi</h3><br/><div><img alt="Profile page UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0027-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-27" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Profile-page_Free-PSD/13610547" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Another On and Off Switch (Animaated) by by Ahmed Gamal</h3><br/><div><img alt="Another On and Off Switch UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0028-UI-UX-design-2014.gif" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-28" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1372532-Another-On-and-Off-Switch-GIF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>?rossword App by by Marat</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0029-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-29" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1374310--rossword-App" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>InParty App UI Design by Mariusz Onichowski</h3><br/><div><img alt="InParty UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0030-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-30" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/App-Party/7682737" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Smarthome Login Screen by Jeremy Avery</h3><br/><div><img alt="Smarthome Login Screen UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0031-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-31" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Smarthome-Login-Screen/13557339" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Instagram (A New Experience for Android) by Jinesh Shah</h3><br/><div><img alt="Instagram UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0032-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-32" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Instagram-Life-in-Color-A-New-Experience-for-Android/13475519" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Online Party by start uper</h3><br/><div><img alt=" UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0033-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-33" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/online-party/9071329" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>iOS7 App Design by Ferman Aziz</h3><br/><div><img alt="iOS7 App Design UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0034-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-34" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1371563-iOS7-App-Design" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Calendar app ui, task page by by Ali Osman Is</h3><br/><div><img alt="Calendar app UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0035-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-35" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1371519--Free-PSD-Calendar-app-ui-task-page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Flight Search App by Max Klimchuk</h3><br/><div><img alt="Flight Search App UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0036-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-36" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1373928-Flight-Search-App" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Dashboard Lock Screen by Gabe Schervish</h3><br/><div><img alt="Dashboard Lock Screen UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0037-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-37" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1370604-Dashboard-Lock-Screen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>On and Off Switch (Animated) by by Ahmed Gamal</h3><br/><div><img alt="On and Off Switch UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0038-UI-UX-design-2014.gif" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-38" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1372523-On-and-Off-Switch-GIF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Geolocation Filters by Jawad S</h3><br/><div><img alt="Geolocation Filters UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0039-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-39" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1369951-Geolocation-Filters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Skype Redesign by Mike Clarke</h3><br/><div><img alt="Skype Redesign UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0040-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-40" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1369708-Skype-Redesign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Travel App by Stedesign</h3><br/><div><img alt="Travel App UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0041-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-41" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1368435-Travel-App" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Transparent Login Screen by Abdullah Bin Laique</h3><br/><div><img alt="Transparent Login Screen UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0042-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-42" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1367286-Login" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Sleep Tracker UI by by Ramotion</h3><br/><div><img alt="Sleep Tracker UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0043-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-43" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1367175-Sleep-Tracker-UI-Part-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Mobile UI Apps concept by Md Joy</h3><br/><div><img alt="Mobile Apps concept UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0044-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-44" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Mobile_UI_Apps_concept/13481189" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Redesign Egyptair mobile app by Mohamed Said</h3><br/><div><img alt="Redesign Egyptair mobile app UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0045-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-45" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Redesign-Egyptair-mobile-app/13439703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Android Lock-screen by Mohamed Said</h3><br/><div><img alt="Android Lock-screen UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0046-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-46" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Android-Lock-screen/13134761" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Quality Voice – Mobile App UI by Jeet Sean</h3><br/><div><img alt="Quality Voice - Mobile App UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0047-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-47" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/Quality-Voice-Mobile-App-UI/13406139" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Attendance page – app conceptby Sam Dailey</h3><br/><div><img alt="Attendance page UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0048-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-48" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1372111-Attendance-page-app-concept" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Dashboard Concept by by Micha? Ptaszy?ski</h3><br/><div><img alt="Dashboard Concept UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0049-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-49" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1370335-Dashboard-Concept" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Mini Online Profile by Akash Bhadange</h3><br/><div><img alt="Mini Online Profile UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0050-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-50" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://www.dzyngiri.com/mini-online-profile/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>iSoul concept by by George Frigo</h3><br/><div><img alt="iSoul concept UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0051-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-51" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1366296-iSoul-concept" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><h3>Spotify Flat Concept by by Alex Osorio</h3><br/><div><img alt="Spotify Flat UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience" src="http://gdj.gdj.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0052-UI-UX-design-2014.jpg" title="52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience-52" width="500"/></div><br/><a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/1365506-Spotify-Flat-Concept" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a><br/><br/></div><br/><br/>Via : <a href="http://www.openandroid.in">OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : #Downloads, #UI_Design<br/>Orginal Post: <a href="http://www.openandroid.in/52-innovative-ui-design-concepts-boost-user-experience.html">52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience</a>

52 Innovative UI Design Concepts to Boost User Experience

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Android 4.0+ ICS/JB GUI Design Kits in PSD

<p>Via : <a href="http://www.openandroid.in">OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : <br/>Orginal Post: <a href="http://www.openandroid.in/android-4-0-icsjb-gui-design-kits-psd.html">Android 4.0+ ICS/JB GUI Design Kits in PSD</a><br/><br/><img alt="android_4_0__ics_jb_gui_design_kits_in_psd_by_ghost301-d4kbc27" class="size-full wp-image-683 aligncenter" height="300" src="http://www.openandroid.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/android_4_0__ics_jb_gui_design_kits_in_psd_by_ghost301-d4kbc27.jpg" width="500"/></p><p style='text-align: center;'><strong><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/download/275985871/android_4_0__ics_jb_gui_design_kits_in_psd_by_ghost301-d4kbc27.zip?token=d16a4e7d9cfcce7327674e956af7b87cf3cf2cee&ts=1390149777" target="_blank">Download 3.8 mb</a></strong></p><br/>15AUG2012: Android ICS/JB Photoshop GUI Design Kit updated to 3.0!<br/>26FEB2012: Android ICS GUI Design Kits updated to 2.0.1!<br/>19JAN2012: Android ICS GUI Design Kit updated to 2.0!<br/><br/>Similar to 1.0, the main motivation of doing this is just to provide some stock elements of Android 4.0+ (Ice Cream Sandwich/Jelly Bean) in a single .psd file so app designer can really focus on creating awesome mock up to show their developers/clients. Some of the elements are just single layer of image, but they should be pretty adequate for quick mock up purpose.<br/><br/>In 3.0, I have included two .psd file in the Design Kit – Building Blocks and ADT.<br/><br/>In Building Blocks, it contains most, if not all of the stock ICS/JB UI elements that can be used to build an app mockup in Photoshop. Most of them covered both Holo Light and Holo Dark themes, so you can easily drag and drop the properly grouped UI elements to your app design.<br/><br/>As for the ADT (not to be confused with the Android Development Tools which is a plugin for the Eclipse IDE), it serves as a starting point for the app designers/developers of the app design. You have the choice to select the design template that start with different amount of tabs and holo theme, and the design in Photoshop starts from there.<br/><br/>So what’s inside the new Android ICS/JB Photoshop GUI Design Kit 3.0:<br/><br/>------------------<br/>Building Blocks<br/>------------------<br/>Soft button<br/>App Login Screen Example<br/>Homescreen (Updated with Jelly Bean Homescreen)<br/>Launcher Screen<br/>Option Bar (Top and Bottom)<br/>Menu<br/>Keyboard<br/>Notification Center (ICS and Jelly Bean Notification Center)<br/>Notification Bar<br/>Dialogs (Toast, Popups, Alert, Jelly Bean App Uninstallation Dialog)<br/>Quick Control (Lab feature in stock Browser)<br/>Settings Page<br/>Tab Bars (Multiple types)<br/>Switches (Radio Buttons, Checkboxes, On/Off Switches)<br/>Activity (Bar, Circle, Progress Bar)<br/>Sliders<br/>Text Fields<br/>Buttons<br/>Spinner<br/>Grid Lists (Horizontal and Vertical Scrolling Grids)<br/>Lists (Single Line, 2-line and 3-line list)<br/><br/>-----------------------------------<br/>Application Design Templates<br/>-----------------------------------<br/>Scrollable Tabs (Holo Dark/Light, with 2-Line list and To-do list examples)<br/>2 Tabs (Holo Dark/Light, with 2-Line list example)<br/>3 Tabs (Holo Dark/Light, with 2-Line list example)<br/>4 Tabs (Holo Dark/Light, with 2-Line list example)<br/>Collapse Tabs (Holo Dark/Light, with 2-Line list example)<br/><br/>This Android ICS GUI Design Kit is best used with Android Design Preview.<br/><br/>Source : <code><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://androiduiux.wordpress.com/">Android UI/UX</a></code><br/><br/>Via : <a href="http://www.openandroid.in">OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : <br/>Orginal Post: <a href="http://www.openandroid.in/android-4-0-icsjb-gui-design-kits-psd.html">Android 4.0+ ICS/JB GUI Design Kits in PSD</a>

Android 4.0+ ICS/JB GUI Design Kits in PSD

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Android cheatsheet for graphic designers

<p>Via : <a href="http://www.openandroid.in">OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : #Andoird, #Source_Code, #Tips__Tricks, #UI_Design<br/>Orginal Post: <a href="http://www.openandroid.in/android-cheatsheet-graphic-designers.html">Android cheatsheet for graphic designers</a><br/><br/></p><h1><span style='font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em;'>Android cheatsheet for graphic designers </span><span style='font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em;'>Graphic designers aren't programmers and sometimes don't know how to properly prepare graphic assets for developers. This simple cheatsheet should help them to do their job better, and to simplify developers' lives.</span></h1><br/><h2 id='content'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#content" title="link to this section">Content</a></h2><br/><ol><li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#dimensions">Dimensions</a><br/><ol><li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#screen-densities-and-icon-dimensions">Screen densities and icon dimensions</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#google-play-asset-dimensions">Google Play asset dimensions</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#dimension-units">Dimension units</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#size-buckets">Size buckets</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#views-dimensions-and-spacing">Views dimensions and spacing</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#action-bar-height">Action bar height</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#text-size">Text size</a></li><br/></ol></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#images-and-themes">Images and themes</a><br/><ol><li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#nine-patch">Nine-patch</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#colors">Colors</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#holo-themes">Holo themes</a></li><br/></ol></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#naming-conventions">Naming conventions</a><br/><ol><li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#naming-conventions-for-drawables">Naming conventions for drawables</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#naming-conventions-for-icon-assets">Naming conventions for icon assets</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#naming-conventions-for-selector-states">Naming conventions for selector states</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#organizing-drawables-to-directories">Organizing drawables to directories</a></li><br/></ol></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#resources">Resources</a><br/><ol><li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#graphic-generators">Graphic generators</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#useful-links-for-designers">Useful links for designers</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#download">Download</a></li><br/></ol></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#written-by">Written by</a></li><br/></ol><h2 id='dimensions'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#dimensions" title="link to this section">Dimensions</a></h2><br/><h3 id='screen-densities-and-icon-dimensions'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#screen-densities-and-icon-dimensions" title="link to this section">Screen densities and icon dimensions</a></h3><br/><table><thead><tr><th>Qualifier</th><br/><th>DPI</th><br/><th>Scaling factor</th><br/><th>Launcher icon</th><br/><th>Action bar, tab icon</th><br/><th>Notification icon (API 11)</th><br/><th>Notification icon (API 9)</th><br/><th>Notification icon (older)</th><br/></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th>ldpi</th><br/><td>120</td><br/><td>0.75</td><br/><td>36 x 36<br/>32 x 32</td><br/><td>24 x 24<br/>18 x 18</td><br/><td>18 x 18<br/>16 x 16</td><br/><td>12 x 19<br/>12 x 12</td><br/><td>19 x 19<br/>16 x 16</td><br/></tr><tr><th>mdpi</th><br/><td>160</td><br/><td><abbr title='baseline'>1.0</abbr></td><br/><td>48 x 48<br/>42 x 42</td><br/><td>32 x 32<br/>24 x 24</td><br/><td>24 x 24<br/>22 x 22</td><br/><td>16 x 25<br/>16 x 16</td><br/><td>25 x 25<br/>21 x 21</td><br/></tr><tr><th>hdpi</th><br/><td>240</td><br/><td>1.5</td><br/><td>72 x 72<br/>64 x 64</td><br/><td>48 x 48<br/>36 x 36</td><br/><td>36 x 36<br/>33 x 33</td><br/><td>24 x 38<br/>24 x 24</td><br/><td>38 x 38<br/>32 x 32</td><br/></tr><tr><th>xhdpi</th><br/><td>320</td><br/><td>2.0</td><br/><td>96 x 96<br/>84 x 84</td><br/><td>64 x 64<br/>48 x 48</td><br/><td>48 x 48<br/>44 x 44</td><br/><td>32 x 50<br/>32 x 32</td><br/><td>50 x 50<br/>42 x 42</td><br/></tr><tr><th>xxhdpi</th><br/><td>480</td><br/><td>3.0</td><br/><td>144 x 144<br/>126 x 126</td><br/><td>96 x 96<br/>72 x 72</td><br/><td>72 x 72<br/>66 x 66</td><br/><td>48 x 75<br/>48 x 48</td><br/><td>75 x 75<br/>63 x 63</td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/>Notice: the first icon dimension in table cell is <b>full asset size</b>, the second icon dimension is <b>optical square</b>. Dimension values are in <b>pixels</b>.<br/><br/>Tip: creating <b>ldpi</b> assets is not really needed anymore. The devices are rare and the platform will just scale down <b>mdpi</b>.<br/><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/iconography.html">Iconography</a>, <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html">Supporting Multiple Screens</a>, <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.html">Icon Design Guidelines</a>, <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/more-resources.html#Dimension">Dimension</a><br/><h3 id='google-play-asset-dimensions'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#google-play-asset-dimensions" title="link to this section">Google Play asset dimensions</a></h3><br/><table><tbody><tr><th>Asset Type</th><br/><th>Required</th><br/><th>Image type</th><br/><th>Dimension</th><br/></tr><tr><td>Screenshot</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/><td>JPEG or 24-bit PNG<br/>(no alpha)</td><br/><td>min length for any side: 320 px<br/>max length for any side: 3840 px</td><br/></tr><tr><td>High-res app icon</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/><td>32-bit PNG<br/>(with alpha)</td><br/><td>512 x 512 px</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Feature graphic</td><br/><td>no</td><br/><td>JPEG or 24-bit PNG<br/>(no alpha)</td><br/><td>1024 x 500 px</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Promotional graphic</td><br/><td>no</td><br/><td>JPEG or 24-bit PNG<br/>(no alpha)</td><br/><td>180 x 120 px</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Video link</td><br/><td>no</td><br/><td>URL of YouTube video</td><br/><td>-</td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/1078870">Graphic and Image Assets</a>, <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.cz/2011/10/android-market-featured-image.html">Google Play Featured-Image Guidelines</a>, <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/iconography.html#launcher">Iconography</a><br/><h3 id='dimension-units'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#dimension-units" title="link to this section">Dimension units</a></h3><br/><table><tbody><tr><th>Unit</th><br/><th>Units / physical inch</th><br/><th>Density independent</th><br/><th>Same physical size on every screen</th><br/></tr><tr><td><abbr title='pixel'>px</abbr></td><br/><td>varies</td><br/><td>no</td><br/><td>no</td><br/></tr><tr><td><abbr title='inch'>in</abbr></td><br/><td>1</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/></tr><tr><td><abbr title='milimeter'>mm</abbr></td><br/><td>25.4</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/></tr><tr><td><abbr title='point'>pt</abbr></td><br/><td>72</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/></tr><tr><td><abbr title='density-independent pixel'>dp</abbr></td><br/><td>~160</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/><td>no</td><br/></tr><tr><td><abbr title='scale-independent pixel'>sp</abbr></td><br/><td>~160</td><br/><td>yes</td><br/><td>no</td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://blogs.captechconsulting.com/blog/steven-byle/understanding-density-independence-android">Understanding Density Independence in Android</a><br/><h3 id='size-buckets'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#size-buckets" title="link to this section">Size buckets</a></h3><br/><table><tbody><tr><th>Type</th><br/><th>Dimension</th><br/></tr><tr><td>Handset</td><br/><td>smaller than 600 dp</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Tablet</td><br/><td>larger than or equal 600 dp</td><br/></tr></tbody></table><img alt="Size buckets" src="http://developer.android.com/design/media/metrics_diagram.png"/><br/><br/>Notice: one dp (density-independent pixel) is one pixel on a 160 DPI screen.<br/><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/metrics-grids.html">Metrics and Grids</a><br/><h3 id='views-dimensions-and-spacing'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#views-dimensions-and-spacing" title="link to this section">Views dimensions and spacing</a></h3><br/><b>Touchable UI components</b> are generally laid out along <b>48 dp</b> units. <b>Spacing</b> between each UI element is <b>8 dp</b>.<br/><br/><img alt="48dp rhythm" src="http://developer.android.com/design/media/metrics_48.png"/><img alt="Button dimensions and spacing" src="http://developer.android.com/design/media/metrics_closeup.png"/><img alt="Form dimensions and spacing" src="http://developer.android.com/design/media/metrics_forms.png"/><br/><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/metrics-grids.html">Metrics and Grids</a><br/><h3 id='action-bar-height'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#action-bar-height" title="link to this section">Action bar height</a></h3><br/><table><tbody><tr><th>Qualifier</th><br/><th>Dimension</th><br/></tr><tr><td>Portrait</td><br/><td>48 dp</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Landscape</td><br/><td>40 dp</td><br/></tr><tr><td><abbr title='sw600dp qualifier'>Tablet</abbr></td><br/><td>56 dp</td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html">Action Bar</a><br/><h3 id='text-size'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#text-size" title="link to this section">Text size</a></h3><br/><table><tbody><tr><th>Type</th><br/><th>Dimension</th><br/></tr><tr><td>Micro</td><br/><td>12 sp</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Small</td><br/><td>14 sp</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><br/><td>18 sp</td><br/></tr><tr><td>Large</td><br/><td>22 sp</td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/>Notice: one sp (scale-independent pixel) is one pixel on a 160 DPI screen if the user's global text scale is set to 100%.<br/><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/typography.html">Typography</a><br/><h2 id='images-and-themes'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#images-and-themes" title="link to this section">Images and themes</a></h2><br/><h3 id='nine-patch'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#nine-patch" title="link to this section">Nine-patch</a></h3><br/>A Nine-patch drawable is a <b>stretchable bitmap image</b>, which Android will <b>automatically resize</b> to accommodate the contents of the view in which you have placed it as the <b>background</b>, e.g. nine-patch background for button, which must stretch to accommodate strings of various lengths. The rules for nine-patch image are following:<br/><ul><li>Standard PNG image with alpha</li><br/>	<li>Filename suffix is <b>".9.png"</b>, e.g. "btn_login_normal.9.png"</li><br/>	<li>Image has an extra <b>1 pixel wide border</b>, used to define the stretchable/static/padding areas</li><br/>	<li><b>Stretchable</b> sections are indicated by 1 px wide <abbr title='must be #000000'><b>black</b></abbr> line(s) in the <b>left and top</b> part of the border</li><br/>	<li><b>Static</b> sections are indicated by fully <b>transparent</b> or white pixels</li><br/>	<li><b>Padding</b> area (optional) is indicated by 1 px wide <abbr title='must be #000000'><b>black</b></abbr> line in the <b>right and bottom</b> part of the border</li><br/></ul><img alt="Nine-patch" src="http://developer.android.com/images/ninepatch_raw.png"/><br/><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/2d-graphics.html#nine-patch">Canvas and Drawables</a>, <a href="http://developer.android.com/tools/help/draw9patch.html">Draw 9-patch</a>, <a href="http://android-ui-utils.googlecode.com/hg/asset-studio/dist/nine-patches.html">Simple Nine-patch Generator</a><br/><h3 id='colors'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#colors" title="link to this section">Colors</a></h3><br/>Use color primarily for emphasis. Blue is the standard accent color in Android's color palette. Note that red and green may be indistinguishable to color-blind users. Primary colors are as follows:<br/><ul><li>#33B5E5</li><br/>	<li>#AA66CC</li><br/>	<li>#99CC00</li><br/>	<li>#FFBB33</li><br/>	<li>#FF4444</li><br/></ul><div/><br/><ul><li>#0099CC</li><br/>	<li>#9933CC</li><br/>	<li>#669900</li><br/>	<li>#FF8800</li><br/>	<li>#CC0000</li><br/></ul><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/color.html">Color</a><br/><h3 id='holo-themes'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#holo-themes" title="link to this section">Holo themes</a></h3><br/>Android provides three system themes:<br/><ul><li>Holo Light</li><br/>	<li>Holo Dark</li><br/>	<li>Holo Light with dark action bar</li><br/></ul><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/themes.html">Themes</a>, <a href="http://www.holoeverywhere.com/">Holo Everywhere</a><br/><h2 id='naming-conventions'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#naming-conventions" title="link to this section">Naming conventions</a></h2><br/><h3 id='naming-conventions-for-drawables'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#naming-conventions-for-drawables" title="link to this section">Naming conventions for drawables</a></h3><br/>File names must contain only lowercase <b>a-z, 0-9, or _</b>.<br/><br/>Drawables for the specific <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html">views</a> (ListView, TextView, EditText, ProgressBar, CheckBox etc.) should be named like this views keeping the naming rules, e.g. drawable for CheckBox should be named "checkbox_on_bg.png".<br/><table><tbody><tr><th>Asset Type</th><br/><th>Prefix</th><br/><th>Example</th><br/></tr><tr><td>Action bar</td><br/><td><code>ab_</code></td><br/><td><code>ab_stacked.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Button</td><br/><td><code>btn_</code></td><br/><td><code>btn_send_pressed.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Dialog</td><br/><td><code>dialog_</code></td><br/><td><code>dialog_top.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Divider</td><br/><td><code>divider_</code></td><br/><td><code>divider_horizontal.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Icon</td><br/><td><code>ic_</code></td><br/><td><code>ic_star.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Menu</td><br/><td><code>menu_</code></td><br/><td><code>menu_submenu_bg.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Notification</td><br/><td><code>notification_</code></td><br/><td><code>notification_bg.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Tabs</td><br/><td><code>tab_</code></td><br/><td><code>tab_pressed.9.png</code></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/>Sources and useful links: naming conventions taken from the <a href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html">Android SDK</a><br/><h3 id='naming-conventions-for-icon-assets'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#naming-conventions-for-icon-assets" title="link to this section">Naming conventions for icon assets</a></h3><br/><table><tbody><tr><th>Asset Type</th><br/><th>Prefix</th><br/><th>Example</th><br/></tr><tr><td>Icons</td><br/><td><code>ic_</code></td><br/><td><code>ic_star.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Launcher icons</td><br/><td><code>ic_launcher</code></td><br/><td><code>ic_launcher_calendar.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Action bar icons</td><br/><td><code>ic_menu</code></td><br/><td><code>ic_menu_archive.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Status bar icons</td><br/><td><code>ic_stat_notify</code></td><br/><td><code>ic_stat_notify_msg.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Tab icons</td><br/><td><code>ic_tab</code></td><br/><td><code>ic_tab_recent.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Dialog icons</td><br/><td><code>ic_dialog</code></td><br/><td><code>ic_dialog_info.png</code></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.html">Icon Design Guidelines</a><br/><h3 id='naming-conventions-for-selector-states'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#naming-conventions-for-selector-states" title="link to this section">Naming conventions for selector states</a></h3><br/><table><tbody><tr><th>State</th><br/><th>Suffix</th><br/><th>Example</th><br/></tr><tr><td>Normal</td><br/><td><code>_normal</code></td><br/><td><code>btn_order_normal.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Pressed</td><br/><td><code>_pressed</code></td><br/><td><code>btn_order_pressed.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Focused</td><br/><td><code>_focused</code></td><br/><td><code>btn_order_focused.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Disabled</td><br/><td><code>_disabled</code></td><br/><td><code>btn_order_disabled.9.png</code></td><br/></tr><tr><td>Selected</td><br/><td><code>_selected</code></td><br/><td><code>btn_order_selected.9.png</code></td><br/></tr></tbody></table><br/>Sources and useful links: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/style/touch-feedback.html">Touch Feedback</a><br/><h3 id='organizing-drawables-to-directories'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#organizing-drawables-to-directories" title="link to this section">Organizing drawables to directories</a></h3><br/>One drawable must have <b>the same file name</b> for all screen densities (ldpi, mdpi, hdpi etc.) and all these files must be organized <b>according to density</b> into the following directories. Here's the resources directory structure for drawables:<br/><ul><li>res<br/><ul><li>drawable-ldpi</li><br/>	<li>drawable-mdpi</li><br/>	<li>drawable-hdpi</li><br/>	<li>drawable-xhdpi</li><br/>	<li>drawable-xxhdpi</li><br/></ul></li><br/></ul><h2 id='resources'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#resources" title="link to this section">Resources</a></h2><br/><h3 id='graphic-generators'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#graphic-generators" title="link to this section">Graphic generators</a></h3><br/><ul><li><a href="http://github.com/twaddington/android-asset-resizer">Android Asset Resizer</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://android-ui-utils.googlecode.com/hg/asset-studio/dist/index.html">Android Asset Studio</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://developer.android.com/distribute/promote/device-art.html">Device Art Generator</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/promote/badges.html">Google Play Badges</a></li><br/></ul><h3 id='useful-links-for-designers'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#useful-links-for-designers" title="link to this section">Useful links for designers</a></h3><br/><ul><li><a href="http://developer.android.com/design/index.html">Android Design Guidelines</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWz5rJ2EKKc8j2B95zGMb8muZvrIy-wcF">Android Design in Action</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://labs.rampinteractive.co.uk/android_dp_px_calculator/">Android DP / PX Converter</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://coh.io/adpi/">Android DPI Calculator</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://androidniceties.tumblr.com/">Android Niceties</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://www.androidviews.net/">Android Views</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://www.android-app-patterns.com/">App Patterns</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://greghesp.com/android/design-tools/">Design Tools</a></li><br/>	<li><a href="http://www.holoeverywhere.com/">Holo Everywhere</a></li><br/></ul><h3 id='download'><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/#download" title="link to this section">Download</a></h3><br/><a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/icon_templates-v4.0.zip">Android Icon Templates Pack v4.0</a><br/>Source: <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design.html#templatespack">Android Developers</a><br/><br/><a href="http://developer.android.com/downloads/design/Android_Design_Downloads_20131106.zip">Android Design 11/2013</a><br/>Source: <a href="http://developer.android.com/design/downloads/index.html">Android Developers</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/885lqv4y23gtk8p/Android%20UI%20Design%20Kit%20for%20Photoshop%204.4%20%5BNexus%205%5D.zip">Android UI Design Kit PSD 4.4</a><br/>Source: <a href="http://androiduiux.com/2014/01/10/android-ui-design-kit-for-photoshop-4-4-free-download/">Taylor Ling on Android UI & UX</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.spiderflyapps.com/?wpdmact=process&did=Mi5ob3RsaW5r">Android Developer Icons – Photoshop Shapes</a><br/>Source: <a href="http://www.spiderflyapps.com/downloads/aos-dev-icons-csh/">Spiderfly Apps</a><br/><br/>Content Source : <code><a href="http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/" target="_blank">http://petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/</a></code><br/><br/>Via : <a href="http://www.openandroid.in">OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : #Andoird, #Source_Code, #Tips__Tricks, #UI_Design<br/>Orginal Post: <a href="http://www.openandroid.in/android-cheatsheet-graphic-designers.html">Android cheatsheet for graphic designers</a>

Android cheatsheet for graphic designers

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Emerging UI Pattern - Side Navigation

<p>Via : <a href="http://www.openandroid.in">OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : #Andoird, #LIABRARY, #Source_Code, #Tips__Tricks, #UI_Design<br/>Orginal Post: <a href="http://www.openandroid.in/emerging-ui-pattern-side-navigation.html">Emerging UI Pattern - Side Navigation</a><br/><br/></p><h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE3tc5c_e3cxlfoXbvqG28hZxgpRyoYsT9IWqUdP4lIYHNuiQ7jJ1clFXbiNdlBT0KWyun93oyIDX2HT-uoTHFc9hKzU6Sl_rcBgRE8VffGFLipJUhGkfVBUdvkR0TFuuSXPxanXNKjg/s1600/7.png" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em;"><img alt="" src="http://www.appance.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SideNavigation-android.jpg"/></a></h3><br/><h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE3tc5c_e3cxlfoXbvqG28hZxgpRyoYsT9IWqUdP4lIYHNuiQ7jJ1clFXbiNdlBT0KWyun93oyIDX2HT-uoTHFc9hKzU6Sl_rcBgRE8VffGFLipJUhGkfVBUdvkR0TFuuSXPxanXNKjg/s1600/7.png" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em;"><img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE3tc5c_e3cxlfoXbvqG28hZxgpRyoYsT9IWqUdP4lIYHNuiQ7jJ1clFXbiNdlBT0KWyun93oyIDX2HT-uoTHFc9hKzU6Sl_rcBgRE8VffGFLipJUhGkfVBUdvkR0TFuuSXPxanXNKjg/s320/7.png" width="184"/></a><span style='font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em;'>Android UI has been improving with a phenomenal speed in the last year (I composed</span><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/115177579026138386092/115177579026138386092/posts/PSkxzcN7U1J" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em;"> a small gallery of some apps I really like in Google+</a><span style='font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5em;'>). Many of the changes has been only cosmetic (holo theme, Roboto font, etc). We haven't seen large changes in the way user interfaces are designed beyond that. We might have one such change happening now though.</span></h3><br/><div><br/><div dir='ltr'><br/><div dir='ltr'>The facebook's side navigation was recently picked up by few apps nearly simultaneously. First we saw the Spotify redesign using it and shortly after the Evernote redesign. Not long after that the Google+ redesign also embraced the side navigation design pattern.The implementation in each of the apps is very different. The navigation look and feel different but the underlying approach is the same. The idea is to provide users quick shortcuts to the most important part of the application without having to leave the screen they are on.<br/><br/>The visual differences of the implementations are very apparent. The Google+ app slides the navigation on top of the UI while the others move the UI to the side. Google+ also has the up caret icon and the action bar present when the menu is opened while other apps don't.<br/><br/>There was a interesting discussion about this pattern in the blog's Google+ page some time ago. You can find the post & discussion here: <a href="https://plus.google.com/115177579026138386092/posts/AvXiTF7LqDK">Google+</a>.<br/><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pK8BXPVtgSmdUiCId45ksri1G3q973X9GAZK6buZ0rcJREuslx3_XX9XJwNSRLpBSWko9Uz4d1I2gjZzWJ1TenDPV8xvlepeCp62r1V4qZXrrlkUdZtRT0TFkBDMXzFHf_MmSbOX1s8/s1600/1.png"><img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pK8BXPVtgSmdUiCId45ksri1G3q973X9GAZK6buZ0rcJREuslx3_XX9XJwNSRLpBSWko9Uz4d1I2gjZzWJ1TenDPV8xvlepeCp62r1V4qZXrrlkUdZtRT0TFkBDMXzFHf_MmSbOX1s8/s320/1.png" width="184"/></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KmY1-fEgEVJLw9IOnMBSnA9F7646yeXA8O6WkaDdIqz2i0jLHXeECIA_WiO2pFYPtCXN_zMV1km9YceyMrPkQ7eYo6kqD4Qfl2YyiVDFckZso7J7M9fCjrKFS4HEuEyBX2mjXJ8_J7A/s1600/6.png"><img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KmY1-fEgEVJLw9IOnMBSnA9F7646yeXA8O6WkaDdIqz2i0jLHXeECIA_WiO2pFYPtCXN_zMV1km9YceyMrPkQ7eYo6kqD4Qfl2YyiVDFckZso7J7M9fCjrKFS4HEuEyBX2mjXJ8_J7A/s320/6.png" width="184"/></a></div><br/><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QCaLcMZGDEwmUOvylww7wKGVMmkyWc1h66gicy_M-HpR0RuS1s7ZwWE9oCr3_EFvt1KBerSF5XzqequCOV6MwqfmgZdKf9CRyqIEQk0ZHjtgvZuX8w4r3jTulyg0g1uuKukukTmYlqw/s1600/5.png"><img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QCaLcMZGDEwmUOvylww7wKGVMmkyWc1h66gicy_M-HpR0RuS1s7ZwWE9oCr3_EFvt1KBerSF5XzqequCOV6MwqfmgZdKf9CRyqIEQk0ZHjtgvZuX8w4r3jTulyg0g1uuKukukTmYlqw/s320/5.png" width="184"/></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFDexLDhSINyMNSIYsXRKDMR-fQNbOwy3P2tOb-vGRMFOC-fF-NtRC3_9Dice-mGvlxG5bOw3Ytjd39I0fDAHCki35L8DAVSl9jPugvo9r7bCGuVJeQ61w1nYxeHPGzZpcLDGR6hZIw4/s1600/3.png"><img alt="" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFDexLDhSINyMNSIYsXRKDMR-fQNbOwy3P2tOb-vGRMFOC-fF-NtRC3_9Dice-mGvlxG5bOw3Ytjd39I0fDAHCki35L8DAVSl9jPugvo9r7bCGuVJeQ61w1nYxeHPGzZpcLDGR6hZIw4/s320/3.png" width="184"/></a></div><br/><h2>DASHBOARD IS DEAD(ISH)</h2><br/>The side navigation replaces the much criticized dashboard pattern in the apps. The major criticism towards use of dashboards has been that it slows users down on their way to the app's content. Every time you launch the app you must first tap an icon to get where you want.<br/><br/>The Dashboard also requires users to come back to the app's home screen to navigate to other parts of the app. Here's a abstract wireframe of a generic Android app with a dahboard and one section of the app is a list of items and tapping any of the items takes the user to an item details screen (a very common mobile app structure). in this example the user first selects an item from the dasboard, then selects one of the list items and moves to another item from the first item.<br/><br/>This example demonstrates the difficulty of navigating between app sections in a dashboard app.<br/><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2r2KmGzLg0_8gC4qs7_Bh5E3lIsb-h8VT3fIfOczh_2rwJ3LqOPYDJ7-hKmdifj7cU7xF-XF1LJxVag7reDnujM7GB4l33dyGU16vXJBnAo4kUZI_NW2zzX9OkcUX8aYWWlSVsqK3II/s1600/With+dashboard+(1).png"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2r2KmGzLg0_8gC4qs7_Bh5E3lIsb-h8VT3fIfOczh_2rwJ3LqOPYDJ7-hKmdifj7cU7xF-XF1LJxVag7reDnujM7GB4l33dyGU16vXJBnAo4kUZI_NW2zzX9OkcUX8aYWWlSVsqK3II/s400/With+dashboard+(1).png" width="400"/></a></div><br/><div/><br/>The new side navigation removes both of the problems. Users can directly access any major part of the app without having to move back up in the activity stack first. Therefore the app can launch directly yo one of the primary screens instead of to the dashboard providing users content directly.<br/><br/>The following example wireframe is the same app transformed to use the side navigation. Firstly, the app's landing screen has content visible and the user can access the other parts of the app directly from any screen.<br/><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c5amqnOSX-PtCm5Ko2K2ifLTnT0oSmrvXgtlX3J8ALiLzxTbIgaDkxqab7pX74B8ce4o4yOIN14M-Q8k8tINhycC8GjYWxrkA-KJxsrMZ-ooPspr096y9OYUwDX0wO36bFnjmXYCLd0/s1600/With+side+nav.png"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c5amqnOSX-PtCm5Ko2K2ifLTnT0oSmrvXgtlX3J8ALiLzxTbIgaDkxqab7pX74B8ce4o4yOIN14M-Q8k8tINhycC8GjYWxrkA-KJxsrMZ-ooPspr096y9OYUwDX0wO36bFnjmXYCLd0/s400/With+side+nav.png" width="400"/></a></div><br/><div/><br/>I believe that the side navigation is superior to the old dashboard concept. There might still be use for the dashboard but use for it will be much more limited. In rare cases it might be impossible to select any of the app's screen as the landing screen. In those cases a dashboard might still be a good option. Aos, massively complex apps might make it easier for first time users to get hang of the app by presenting a non-intimidating dashboard instead of an overwhelming screen when they first start the app.<br/><div/><br/>It might be time to say good bye to the pattern that was one of the identifying symbols of Android UI not so long ago.<br/><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXmt1nqm0WdDzWUKEG4JzagjdQaBWSbXmJZY7tga3Stpizyra5EJw1BiUaOhd3G8-tUoZ8UhiG2MGjv4pl1TyhYP4CI-43ezjtLXsmb41hFqXhPsyInF3XQY5LYf4_7pk8F1GYXTx7TB9/s1600/evernote.png"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXmt1nqm0WdDzWUKEG4JzagjdQaBWSbXmJZY7tga3Stpizyra5EJw1BiUaOhd3G8-tUoZ8UhiG2MGjv4pl1TyhYP4CI-43ezjtLXsmb41hFqXhPsyInF3XQY5LYf4_7pk8F1GYXTx7TB9/s200/evernote.png" width="120"/></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_L0yYEQMHYYUQmCEcQMJ32gfDzpv9wE5UvK50GJfbRQS4Lg131slH4QN7TRmml1SNYlnpK-ZKzaQ9zlIpPB45cRGimUBs3TyEJ39yRU9S7Yy5IiKOUOTKGqRSaIZV5r2QjqisLFW0DoM/s1600/twitter.png"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_L0yYEQMHYYUQmCEcQMJ32gfDzpv9wE5UvK50GJfbRQS4Lg131slH4QN7TRmml1SNYlnpK-ZKzaQ9zlIpPB45cRGimUBs3TyEJ39yRU9S7Yy5IiKOUOTKGqRSaIZV5r2QjqisLFW0DoM/s200/twitter.png" width="120"/></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgXVxN_LPqpNPtp7M9cb1yl4lA46JwBIub5Gevw0st6dKkTkzSgwl-CrLF657qbjoIpmAtEQ-0RXUN3gC2sf65eVv_0u1FpQoiunBMiK26HdPZm71V-PGij80oFQZoBsgD4b7sauInAv6/s1600/facebook.png"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgXVxN_LPqpNPtp7M9cb1yl4lA46JwBIub5Gevw0st6dKkTkzSgwl-CrLF657qbjoIpmAtEQ-0RXUN3gC2sf65eVv_0u1FpQoiunBMiK26HdPZm71V-PGij80oFQZoBsgD4b7sauInAv6/s200/facebook.png" width="120"/></a></div><br/>more after the break..<br/><br/><a name="more"/><br/><h2>SIDE NAVIGATION PROBLEMS</h2><br/>Unfortunately, getting the side navigation right is much more difficult than getting a dashboard right due to the increased complexity.<br/><h3>Up?</h3><br/>I've never been fan of the up concept in Android. I think it is impossible for users to differentiate between up and back. Google deciding to use an arrow pointing left to indicate up isn't helping that. Every user I've talked to refer to the top left button as the back button.<br/><br/>In my opinion using the side navigation makes up obsolete and unnecessary. If your app is well structured and you provide an easy access to any of your app's main screen through the side navigation from any screen users are never more than few clicks away from any screen. The phone's back button still takes care of most of the navigation needs anyways.<br/><br/>If you look at the Google+ app and how the side navigation works you'll find out that you must first "up" your way back to one of the category home screens to be able to access the side navigation. I think that this defeats the purpose of it. If I'm, for example, reading one of my feed items and suddenly want to start a hangout why do I have to go back to the streams screen to be able to navigate to the hangouts?<br/><br/>Instead of an up button I would much rather see the top left home icon on the action bar opening the side navigation <b>always no matter on which screen you're on</b>.<br/><br/>If you decide to use the up anyways you should make sure not to use the up caret when the side navigation will be opened by the home icon. Using the same left arrow than up functionality uses breaks one very fundamental user interface design guideline: it should always be obvious what a button does on a UI. The up button (which is already not that clear) can suddenly have two very different functions and user cannot tell which one it is without trying the button.<br/><br/>I think we need another icon for the side navigation as part of the operating system that will bring consistency to this concept. Here's a very crude draft of what I mean. The first picture shows how the home button looks like when it is an up button (this is the current look). The second picture is a draft how it could look when the home button is used to open the side navigation. This would save users from confusion in apps that choose to use both up and side navigation.<br/><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvrTLCpSQRPQitTT21kY4dIBTJnAEko8WGMD7QQhwnNRn64P5iJxS4AtYAv-s8AHzxn5eOToEnSAsX1hoBIVggDUT6RbTDEK6k_46yV34ISPjwp1MvC9Uvxmyh-_APtdWmUrkVf_cUaI/s1600/2012-06-09+21.40.51.png"><img alt="" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvrTLCpSQRPQitTT21kY4dIBTJnAEko8WGMD7QQhwnNRn64P5iJxS4AtYAv-s8AHzxn5eOToEnSAsX1hoBIVggDUT6RbTDEK6k_46yV34ISPjwp1MvC9Uvxmyh-_APtdWmUrkVf_cUaI/s320/2012-06-09+21.40.51.png" width="320"/></a></div><br/><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqcLg8epOdsoseHp5Iobo4-HRS9Z7Hz9tQaulEtOEKvpsqxJAWwetrkDv7gcNBZ5K0efaibVyY9LZDute_qb-NPxgsktOEz7onP8FzLWnKoyGbMH57jYoLsUJtqLby20HqFhK56qxxyo/s1600/2012-06-09+21.40.51_2.png"><img alt="" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqcLg8epOdsoseHp5Iobo4-HRS9Z7Hz9tQaulEtOEKvpsqxJAWwetrkDv7gcNBZ5K0efaibVyY9LZDute_qb-NPxgsktOEz7onP8FzLWnKoyGbMH57jYoLsUJtqLby20HqFhK56qxxyo/s320/2012-06-09+21.40.51_2.png" width="320"/></a></div><br/><h3>Back stack problems</h3><br/>Managing back stack correctly is very important. The side navigation concept can make the back stack even more complex. Alexander Blom has written few good blog posts about this subject. I recommend you to check them out:<br/><a href="http://alexanderblom.se/2012/04/23/android-navigation-and-spotify/">Android navigation and Spotify (with friends)</a><br/><a href="http://alexanderblom.se/2012/06/01/slide-out-navigation-done-better/">Slide-out navigation done better</a><br/><h2>WHAT OPENS THE SIDE NAVIGATION?</h2><br/>How should users be able to open the side navigation? What gestures and buttons should be used?<br/><br/>The side navigation is probably the most important component in any app that chooses to use it. Users won't be able to navigate in the app without knowing how to open it.<br/><br/><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp9_QfE1fo5q9JCKYwcc1X5ZIfkkUGJ8Vj6D5BUgl609AwNQn08WPdKF3TtVZJ2CF9bIz1HJk2O3vKy55X_GBF_FrOZMLGnuE9vzqE8jcSQgWhFR62inC36chpGBfII3yToUscDDHXQ4/s1600/2012-06-10+15.37.50.png"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUp9_QfE1fo5q9JCKYwcc1X5ZIfkkUGJ8Vj6D5BUgl609AwNQn08WPdKF3TtVZJ2CF9bIz1HJk2O3vKy55X_GBF_FrOZMLGnuE9vzqE8jcSQgWhFR62inC36chpGBfII3yToUscDDHXQ4/s200/2012-06-10+15.37.50.png" width="173"/></a>After experimenting with all the apps I found using this pattern I feel that none of them have got it quite perfect. The closest one I feel is the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.epicdream.beamy">Prixing app</a>. This app has abandoned the concept of up and made the app's home button a dedicated button opening the side navigation.<br/><br/>This app also has added a gesture shortcut for accessing the menu. Users can perform a bezel swipe to open it. While bezel swipe can be a difficult gesture to find it isn't a problem in this case as any user can reach the same results by tapping the home button. (I wrote about bezel swipe some time ago. <a href="http://www.androiduipatterns.com/2012/02/bezel-swipe-solution-to-pan-and-swipe.html">Here's the article</a>.)<br/><br/>The only improvement I'd like to see in this app would be to still use the app icon as the home button maybe adding some additional icon showing that the button has this functionality.<br/><br/>Other apps are using different methods to open the side navigation. Evernote for example uses a swipe on the user interface. This causes some consistency problems as swipe is already reserved gesture for moving between tabs. As evernote is using tabs in some parts of its UI the side menu is not accessible via this gesture unless the user is on the leftmost tab.<br/><br/>My recommendation for opening the side navigation is to always open it from the home button (ditch up) and support bezel swipe as a shortcut for the same function. If you must use up in your app make sure that the icon is different when the up button turns into the side navigation button.<br/><h2>ACTIONS IN SIDE NAVIGATION</h2><br/><div>I've been talking about navigation but many of the implementations go beyond navigation. To me it makes sense. The action bar is the place for contextual actions for the screen the action bar is on. What if your app has some actions that are so important that they should be reachable from any screen?</div><br/><div/><br/><div>Evernote has solved the problem by introducing actions in the side navigation. I think their implementation is great. It can be slightly overwhelming at the first use but the clear sectioning of actions and navigation is making it easy for the users to quickly to form a good mental model of the navigation and actions.</div><br/><div/><br/><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLX00NwEhPHK_xwiij_MJrQgs20zePuDso3jF4GMuB5i3wAyj8YJ1ytr3qEiJZoAhyphenhyphenDFGc3IB6KfktWQIahr1xBH6fx9R1_ocr4JK9Qyea0JVyiiZlFZbsBtILJ7mjhS1rTBS2XlTLlw/s1600/evernote+(1).png"><img alt="" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLX00NwEhPHK_xwiij_MJrQgs20zePuDso3jF4GMuB5i3wAyj8YJ1ytr3qEiJZoAhyphenhyphenDFGc3IB6KfktWQIahr1xBH6fx9R1_ocr4JK9Qyea0JVyiiZlFZbsBtILJ7mjhS1rTBS2XlTLlw/s400/evernote+(1).png" width="400"/></a></div><br/><div/><br/><h2>WHAT TO CALL IT?</h2><br/><div>Naming patterns in a descriptive and consistent way is important. One of the benefits of patterns is that they can easily be used in discussions by simply referring them by their name. For established patterns no further descriptions are needed. "Maybe we should use <i>action bar</i> in the UI" or "How about <i>quick actions </i>in this list" are self explanatory sentences.</div><br/><div/><br/><div>So what should this pattern be called? I've been referring to it as "side navigation" in this post but there are many, many more names for it.</div><br/><div/><br/><div><br/><ul><li>Side navigation</li><br/>	<li>Fly-in app menu</li><br/>	<li>Slide out navigation</li><br/>	<li>Sliding navigation bar</li><br/>	<li>Slide menu</li><br/>	<li>...</li><br/></ul></div><br/>We might have to wait for Google to name this pattern before one of the names gets established. A democratic process is probably going to fail here. For now, I'll be calling it side navigation but I'm open to changing it once one name gets established.<br/><h2>TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION</h2><br/>The side navigation isn't (yet) included in the Android SDK. A quick search in github does reveal one project that has implemented the UI pattern.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/korovyansk/android-fb-like-slideout-navigation">android-fb-like-slideout-navigation at github</a><br/>There's also a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqu7YdNMzeQ">video</a> demonstrating the library at work.<br/><br/>EDIT: Here's another library project:<br/><a href="https://github.com/darvds/RibbonMenu">https://github.com/darvds/RibbonMenu</a><br/>Thanks <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/05683775939635386369">Mr BuBBLs</a> in comments!<br/><br/>Two more library project:<br/><a href="https://bitbucket.org/jfeinstein10/slidingmenu/overview">https://bitbucket.org/jfeinstein10/slidingmenu/overview</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/Gregadeaux/android-fly-in-app-navigation">https://github.com/Gregadeaux/android-fly-in-app-navigation</a><br/><br/>If you know any other library projects doing this please leave a comment bellow or at the Google+ page!<br/><br/>Cyril Mottier has also written about implementing this pattern in his blog. These posts are very much worth reading:<br/><a href="http://android.cyrilmottier.com/?p=658">The making of Prixing #1: Fly-in app menu</a><br/><a href="http://android.cyrilmottier.com/?p=701">The making of Prixing #2: Swiping the fly-in app menu</a><br/><a href="http://android.cyrilmottier.com/?p=717">The making of Prixing #3: Polishing the sliding app menu</a><br/><br/>See also the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.epicdream.beamy">Prixing app on the Google Play</a> to try out the side navigation implemented by Cyril.<br/><h2>FUTURE</h2><br/>I think this is a good step forwards in the Android UI design. We must be extremely careful not to create an unmanageable mess of different implementations that will look the same but function differently confusing the users.<br/><br/>The Google I|O is also just around the corner. We will likely see the next Android version getting announced in the event. I'm hoping that Google continues their push of getting these more complex components into the operating system (like they did with Action Bar in ICS / Honeycomb). I'm hoping that we'll see a side navigation component as part of the new release bringing consistency to the implementations.<br/><h2>SUMMARY</h2><br/><div>I'm a fan of the side navigation concept. It is, however, very easy to get it wrong. If you decide to include it in your app be aware of the potential problems. Design the back stack, gestures, relationship with up and visuals very carefully.</div><br/><div/><br/><div>Source: <code><a href="http://www.androiduipatterns.com/2012/06/emerging-ui-pattern-side-navigation.html" target="_blank">http://www.androiduipatterns.com/2012/06/emerging-ui-pattern-side-navigation.html</a></code></div><br/><div/><br/></div><br/></div><br/></div><br/><br/>Via : <a href="http://www.openandroid.in">OpenAndroid.in</a><br/>Tags : #Andoird, #LIABRARY, #Source_Code, #Tips__Tricks, #UI_Design<br/>Orginal Post: <a href="http://www.openandroid.in/emerging-ui-pattern-side-navigation.html">Emerging UI Pattern - Side Navigation</a>

Emerging UI Pattern - Side Navigation

Via : OpenAndroid.in Tags : #Andoird, #LIABRARY, #Source_Code, #Tips__Tricks, #UI_Design Orginal Post: Emerging UI Pattern - Side Navigation...