here is a checklist for an amazing app.

1. CHECKLIST
FOR CREATING AN
AMAZING-LOOKING APP
BE BALANCED
✔✔ Space all elements consistently.
✔✔ Arrange elements on an invisible grid to
maintain consistent spacing.
BE READABLE
✔✔ Keep typefaces clean and easy to read.
✔✔ Use thinner fonts for today’s higher-res mobile
device screens.
✔✔ Utilize different font styles and indentations to
create hierarchies of text so users can easily
identify categories and subcategories.
BE COLORFUL
✔✔ Understand color theory — complementary color
pairings such as red and green are stimulating;
while analogous color pairings such as yellow and
orange promote harmony.
✔✔ Know how certain colors can evoke certain
psychological associations (e.g., red for
excitement, blue for intelligence, yellow for youth).
✔✔ Be aware of the cultural connotations certain
colors have in targeted markets.
✔✔ Stronger vs. weaker colors can help establish a
hierarchy of choices for the user.
BE CONSISTENT
✔✔ Use a primary icon that users are familiar with
from your branding and other products.
✔✔ Define elements and be sure they are repeated
throughout the app.
✔✔ Users should be able to easily understand how to
navigate each section of the app at first glance.
BE USEABLE
✔✔ Position the most important buttons — such
as your call-to-action buttons — in the bottom
corners of the screen, close to users’ thumbs.
✔✔ Keep buttons larger than 1 centimeter on the
screen to make them easier to touch.
✔✔ Provide enough space between buttons so users
don’t accidentally click the wrong ones.
✔✔ Utilize elements such as drawers or carousels to
organize data in a way that is more interactive for
users and keeps them engaged.
✔✔ Make sure your app works just as well in
landscape mode as it does in portrait mode.
BE RESPONSIVE
✔✔ Use screen titles to help keep users oriented as
to where they are on the app at all times.
✔✔ Provide feedback to users after every action to
let them know their request is being processed,
whether in the form of an animation, a change in
color, or a confirmation sound.
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