User interface guidelines

Designing intuitive applications has become an art form over the years. Initially, developers did not consider the applications’ usability; they only focused on providing the required functionality.

Since the mobile revolution back in 2007, an app’s design has become as important as its purpose. Applications that are easier to use are more successful than others with more features. That’s why all major players in the mobile industry started to define their approaches to user interface design by creating guidelines for their devices. Toolbars were initially at the bottom and then at the top; now, they’re back at the bottom again. There have been many iterations due to the changes in device sizes, screen aspect ratios, and more.

Today’s main guidelines come from Google, Apple, and Microsoft. It doesn’t matter what type of device it is; there are guidelines for it. The idea is to give app designers and developers...