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If you thought the Developer platform just contained information about how Appway components function, this post is for you: We introduce you to resources covering design ideas and best practice for your Appway App.
Pop-up and stop
We start with the most-viewed recipe in our whole Cookbook, "Replacing Modal Windows". This recipe discusses the drawbacks of using modal windows in your app, and also provides six design patterns as alternatives. If modal windows really are unavoidable, the recipe also contains guidelines to minimize their impact on user experience.
OK, Cancel, Next?
Buttons seem simple. Often, they're not. Buttons are how people navigate through your app; when you get them wrong, you're breaking a fundamental aspect of your app. Discover tips for success in "Working with Buttons".
What's a Pixel?
The answer to this question isn't as simple as you would imagine! So, delving deeper into DPIs, devices and density, this recipe explains what you should keep in mind when entering pixel values into Appway Screen component property fields.
Not as Easy as it Looks
Designing a Screen that is useful and clear for its intended audience is not always easy. Often, the logic of a Screen implies some kind of hierarchy — but implementing this hierarchy visually can be tricky. The suggestions provided in the "Designing Visual Hierarchies" recipe guide you through creating clean and easily understandable Screens.
Text Making Sense
Great pointers as to how text should be included in Screens are found in the "12 Copywriting Tips" recipe. From checkbox labels, to instructions, to validation warnings, whether users can successfully use your app often comes down to whether they read and understand these small pieces of text.
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Are there other design topics you'd like covered here on Appway Developer? Do you have any design tips you'd like to share? Let us know in the comments below.
Pop-up and stop
We start with the most-viewed recipe in our whole Cookbook, "Replacing Modal Windows". This recipe discusses the drawbacks of using modal windows in your app, and also provides six design patterns as alternatives. If modal windows really are unavoidable, the recipe also contains guidelines to minimize their impact on user experience.
OK, Cancel, Next?
Buttons seem simple. Often, they're not. Buttons are how people navigate through your app; when you get them wrong, you're breaking a fundamental aspect of your app. Discover tips for success in "Working with Buttons".
What's a Pixel?
The answer to this question isn't as simple as you would imagine! So, delving deeper into DPIs, devices and density, this recipe explains what you should keep in mind when entering pixel values into Appway Screen component property fields.
Not as Easy as it Looks
Designing a Screen that is useful and clear for its intended audience is not always easy. Often, the logic of a Screen implies some kind of hierarchy — but implementing this hierarchy visually can be tricky. The suggestions provided in the "Designing Visual Hierarchies" recipe guide you through creating clean and easily understandable Screens.
Text Making Sense
Great pointers as to how text should be included in Screens are found in the "12 Copywriting Tips" recipe. From checkbox labels, to instructions, to validation warnings, whether users can successfully use your app often comes down to whether they read and understand these small pieces of text.
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Are there other design topics you'd like covered here on Appway Developer? Do you have any design tips you'd like to share? Let us know in the comments below.
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The next step in the transition to community.appway.com is here! As of April 2017, the Community Blog is exclusively available via community.appway.com. The Blog joins the Forum and our Support system, which already moved to their new home in 2016.
Our written material (recipes and documentation) is currently being migrated, and is available in beta on community.appway.com at Support > Knowledge Base.
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Any questions or feedback? Please contact community@appway.com
Our written material (recipes and documentation) is currently being migrated, and is available in beta on community.appway.com at Support > Knowledge Base.
All information for Appway 6.3 and below is still available here on developer.appway.com while this migration takes place.
Note: Material relevant for Appway 7 will only be available in the Knowledge Base on community.appway.comAny questions or feedback? Please contact community@appway.com