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Organic Maps values simple elegance in design and a productive experience.
1. Simplicity
User interface is clean and uncluttered. Focus on essential features and eliminate unnecessary elements. A minimalist design ensures that the app is easy to navigate and understand. Simplicity and a minimalist approach is key. Visual simplicity and minimize number of steps to accomplish tasks. Keeping in mind that optimizing for minimum steps in one workflow can create more steps in different workflows.
2. Consistency
Design elements, interactions, and behaviors are consistent throughout the app. This helps people learn and navigate the app more easily. Follow established design guidelines to maintain consistency.
3. Usability
Easy to use and understand. Design with people in mind, considering their needs, preferences, and limitations. Conduct user testing and iterate based on feedback to improve usability.
4. Aesthetic
The visual design should be pleasing and engaging. Use high-quality graphics, consistent typography, and a well-thought-out color scheme. Attention to detail to create a visually appealing app.
5. Responsiveness
Responds quickly and efficiently to actions. Optimized performance to ensure fast and smooth interactions. Runs smoothly on a variety of devices.
6. Feedback
Clear and immediate feedback to actions. This helps understand the state of the app and the results of interactions. Subtle animations and visual cues to provide feedback.
7. Adaptive Layout
Design adapts to different screen sizes and orientations. The layout is responsive and looks good on both phones and tablets. Flexible design that works seamlessly across different devices.
Iteration
- Changes proposed are backed by solid reasoning and data
- Changes to the interface are evolutionary, so people do not need to completely re-learn functionality or the interface
- Significant changes to the UI/UX (for example areas which create pain points or require too many steps), should be updated closer to widely known workflows and approaches, so when changes are released, people instinctively know what to do and do not feel lost.