Design-review of layouts is a test of how well the design of a future application meets the requirements of the platform, will it be user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing, fulfill its functions, and most importantly — how correctly it can be built during development.

how to turn expectations into reality

If the product is managed from the very beginning to release by one company or a team of specialists who have experience in application development and are familiar with all the peculiarities of this process, a third-party design review is an optional step.

In what cases can you do without a design review?

The layouts were drawn by your in-house designer who has no experience in app development, or you used the services of a freelancer or design studio that does not deal with the full cycle of app development. In both cases, the design was created by an expert or a team of experts who may not know the specifics of mobile development.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the final version will not match the layout, or there will be costly obstacles in the process of writing code that prevent accurate results: unique elements created without understanding the nuances of mobile interfaces that do not comply with the guidelines can be very labor-intensive to make up, which leads to higher project costs.

All these flaws will either lead to new revisions on the layout, which can increase the development time, or bugs and gaps will be eliminated by the developers themselves, which may not comply with the guideline, break from the design style and subsequently mess up the user experience.

Not all states of elements are drawn

The requirements of iOS and Android platforms are not met

User scenarios are not fully developed

Proposed design solutions have high implementation complexity in code

Layout was created without grids, distances are set by eye

Interaction logic is broken

There is no design system: a set of rules, tools, and specifications for interface elements that will help reuse these components between different screens

As a result of the design review, you will receive reasonable recommendations that will improve the quality of the future application, reduce the development time and increase the level of user satisfaction. The information obtained will allow you to make the necessary adjustments and, in the future, create a product that will be convenient, stylistically pleasing and successfully accomplish the tasks you set for it.