android UI design

1. Don't and do

Don’t simply port your UI from other platforms

Users should feel right at home with your app on their device

Balance your brand and platform look

Don’t overuse modal progress & confirmation dialogs

Don’t create rigid, absolute-positioned layouts

Don’t use px units use dp(or sp for text)

Don’t use small font sizes

 

Do create versions of all resources for high density screens

Do make large, obvious tap targets (buttons, list items)

Do follow Android icon guidelines

Do use proper margins and padding

Do support D-pad & trackball navigation

Do properly manage the activity stack

Do properly handle orientation changes

Do use theme/style, dimension, color resources to reduce redundancy

 

Principles of good interface design

1.     Focus on the user

2.     make the right things visible

3.     Show proper feedback

4.     Be predictable

5.     Be fault-tolerant

 

Design consideration

1.     Physical screen size

2.     Screen density

3.     Portrait & landscape orientations

4.     Primary UI interation method

5.     soft & physical keyboard