Designing for Android used to be a uniquely fragmented experience. But since Android 4.0, all that has changed. Here are seven tips for designing for Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich.

1. 7 Design Tips for the
New Android Experience

2. We’ve entered a new age of Android

3. 2010
Mimicked iOS
Evernote

4. 2011
Developed unique feel
Evernote

5. 2012
Matured into stunning UX
Evernote

6. So how do you design for the
new Android user?

7. 1
Simplify
design patterns

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next t wo as well
Show only the most relevant information

9. Make actions clear and easy to follow

10. Rely more on imagery than text

11. 2
Create gesture-based
experiences

12. Choppy performance is no longer an issue

13. Forgo heavy arrays of buttons

14. Create a quick and human experience

15. 3
Tear down walls
between apps

16. Intents allow separate applications to share
information and speak to each other

17. 4
Porting from iOS
is a bad idea

18. Different hardware

19. Different users

20. Different UI patterns

21. 5
Design with
flexibility in mind

22. Two flexible layouts - phone and tablet-
embodying adaptive design principles

23. 6
Think outside
the pocket

24. Android isn’t limited to mobile

25. It’s time to start thinking about Android design as being not
just a series of applications, but as an entire ecosystem.

26. 7
Android applications
can be beautiful

27. By following Android’s creative vision...

28. We can create applications that are...
refined

29. We can create applications that are...
graceful

30. We can create applications that are...
and truly beautiful

31. QUESTIONS?
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