What It Should Have Been is a series that takes a look at popular Android applications and how they should/could have been designed to meet the Android Design Guidelines.
Today’s What It Should Have Been comes from Ricardo Monteiro who sent us two excellent redesigns to share.
This first redesign we are featuring is of the popular 3G Watchdog application which was in desperate need of a UI overhaul to meet the Android Design Guidelines.… Read More
What It Should Have Been is a series that takes a look at popular Android applications and how they should/could have been designed to meet the Android Design Guidelines.
Our previous redesigns that we looked at were created by other developers/designers, while this is our first attempt at redesigning the application ourselves.
What is wrong with the current application design?
Above images via monkfish-bandana
Facebook is arguably one of the most popular applications on Android. Yet, the design of the application has not yet made any efforts to look and feel truly Android.
The above images are mockup’s by monkfish-bandana on DeviantArt, and show how great the Facebook application could and should be. The designer obviously spent a large amount of time invested into his redesign, and includes several screenshots in his main gallery on his DevianArt page (listed below).… Read More
A Lesson in Android Design…
This post by Gunther Beyer came across my Google+ feed today and it brings up several great points about the disappointing design of the Instagram application that was just released on Android after a much anticipated wait.
Specifically, Gunther highlights the fact that the developers for the most part ignored the design guidelines that the Android developers put in place when they released their application.… Read More