{"id":34914,"date":"2022-05-26T06:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/?p=34914"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:35:56","slug":"how-to-create-an-effective-app-design-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/how-to-create-an-effective-app-design-process\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an Effective App Design Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-create-an-effective-app-design-process-1024x512.png\" alt=\"How to create an effective app design process\" class=\"wp-image-35468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-create-an-effective-app-design-process-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-create-an-effective-app-design-process-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-create-an-effective-app-design-process-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-to-create-an-effective-app-design-process.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Without the right app design steps in place, it\u2019s like rolling a dice and wishing for a six. Sure, the app you unleash into the marketplace may be a hit. More likely, it risks sinking without a trace because it didn\u2019t appeal to the target audience and didn\u2019t work the way it should.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective mobile app design processes are laser-focused on testing, from that exciting initial concept, and continuously post- launch. Testing functionality and usability. Testing user demands. Testing the boundaries of what your design and dev team can achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Design your first app with UXPin. An end-to-end design tool for building interactive prototypes that behave like a fully developed app. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for a free trial<\/a> and see how fast you can design your app and share it with your stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 Major Benefits of Creating an Effective App Design Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re creating a new mobile application, an effective app design process brings three major benefits. You\u2019ll get your product to market faster. You\u2019ll build a successful app that really hits your users\u2019 spot. And you\u2019ll stop wasting unnecessary time and money on an app that doesn\u2019t work (or, at least, doesn\u2019t work for your users).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The app design steps aren\u2019t set in stone \u2013 every business is different, after all \u2013 but we\u2019ve mapped out the general process every successful design and development team follows to reach a successful launch, and well beyond. Along the way, you\u2019ll learn more about your users, your market, and your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore how to get from that first spark of inspiration to a fully-fledged and fleshed-out app.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-steps-that-you-should-follow-in-the-mobile-app-design-process\">3 Steps that You Should Follow in the Mobile App Design Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To build a successful product, your process needs three core app design steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plan &amp; research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design &amp; app development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch &amp; continuous testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at what you\u2019ll need to apply at each stage of the mobile app design process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-plan-research\">1. Plan &amp; Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are your business goals?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your app design process starts with a solid foundation: what do you (and your end-users) want?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start broad. Write down every goal. Every problem and every solution. Then step back and assess. Now you\u2019ll be able to see a path towards your true goal \u2013 tangled and overgrown and only just visible, but it\u2019s there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lo-fi-pencil.png\" alt=\"lo fi pencil\" class=\"wp-image-35476\" style=\"width:750px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lo-fi-pencil.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lo-fi-pencil-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s really important, here, to have a single vision. One that can be easily communicated to all stakeholders including the C-suite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Create a mobile app\u2019 doesn\u2019t tell anyone anything.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Create a mobile app for stockbrokers\u2019 offers the team direction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Create a mobile app that lets stockbrokers share professional advice\u2019 gives everyone a clear objective, and how their work will make that vision a digitally tangible product.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With your business goals and specification in place, you can then work up a design team\u2019s to-do list and define the delivery time frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who will the user be?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, it\u2019s time to dig deeper into who your user is and the broader market. That \u201csharing app for stockbrokers\u201d only tells half the story. It doesn\u2019t contain any detail about the target audience, demographics or how their use computers or mobile devices. These are the sort of factors that now need to be built up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t let assumptions run the mobile app design process. Run user research. Assess your initial ideas through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focus groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surveys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone and face-to-face interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This feedback will tell you what your users really want, what are their pain points, and what they like. So, you don\u2019t spend months building an app that doesn\u2019t meet their expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you run the user research, turn it into personas that will guide you throughout the full application design process and refine your app idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who are your competitors?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You know the user and their needs. But how much does the team know about the market you want to operate in? The most successful app design processes include a heavy dose of competitor analysis. It\u2019s like a CEO of a retail company ordering products from a competing store online or browsing around their brick-and-mortar store, aiming to understand the way they operate (and, ultimately, defeat them). What\u2019s working, what isn\u2019t? What do they do well, what don\u2019t they do at all? What makes top competitors popular, what misses the mark completely?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, you should analyze only a few companies \u2013 especially when developing an MVP. It will keep your research hyper-focused (and won\u2019t overwhelm you as you refine your vision).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try out existing android, iOs, and web apps on the market. You might spot an opportunity straight away by reviewing the existing use cases and checking what the real users think about one app or the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see what users make of the same product, head to review sites like G2Crowd, Capterra, and Serchen. The findings can be revealing. Don\u2019t neglect social media, either. Undertake a deep dive of competitor profiles using social listening tools to make the research phase more efficient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-come-up-with-a-design-app-development-process\">2. Come up With a Design &amp; App Development Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mobile-screens.png\" alt=\"mobile screens\" class=\"wp-image-35472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mobile-screens.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mobile-screens-700x281.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Engage in wireframing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Wireframing is a 2D mock-up of a product. It\u2019s typically simple, lacking color and styling, and it won\u2019t feature any functionality. Wireframes help visualize your app information architecture without wasting tons of precious resources on a product that isn\u2019t viable, doesn\u2019t meet business goals, or just doesn\u2019t work at all. During the wireframing stage, remember to make sure that your app design layout is in line with the<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/app-store\/guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> <u>Apple<\/u><\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/about\/developer-content-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> <u>Google<\/u><\/a> app store guidelines. Otherwise, your app could be rejected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully your wireframes are bang-on target. All that user and competitor research has paid off. Which means you can begin scraping feedback from real users, or even colleagues, and key stakeholders across different departments. By implementing the <a href=\"https:\/\/oxylabs.io\/blog\/best-scraper-api\">best scraper API<\/a>, you can centralize feedback, identify trends, and refine your designs based on real-world data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s really easy to collect and collate this feedback using UXPin for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wireframing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u> wireframing<\/u><\/a>. Just to make it easier, those serving up their views don\u2019t even need a UXPin account to leave feedback. They can just add comments in the Editor and on Preview screens. The tool lets you add two kinds of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/docs\/sharing\/comments\/#team-and-public-comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>comments in UXPin<\/u><\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Team comments.<\/strong>Team comments are internal \u2013 only those added as team members via Team Management can leave and see them.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Public comments. <\/strong>Public comments are visible to everyone \u2013 even if they don\u2019t have a UXPin account. You can explore more about how to ask the right questions in our guide<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/tutorials\/tips-asking-feedback-uxpin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong><u>Tips on Asking for Feedback<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. Use that feedback to refine the vision, direction, and scope of your app design layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/team-collaboration-talk-communication-ideas-messsages.png\" alt=\"team collaboration talk communication ideas messsages\" class=\"wp-image-35470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/team-collaboration-talk-communication-ideas-messsages.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/team-collaboration-talk-communication-ideas-messsages-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start thinking about the design system<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After you\u2019ve started working on your wireframes and collected feedback, it\u2019s a good time to also start considering your <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/docs\/design-systems\/design-systems\/#creating-a-design-system\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>design system<\/u><\/a>. It entails a style guide with visual elements such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Color &amp; typography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sizing and spacing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Imagery and animations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/interactive-components\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UI components<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a design system in place will help you speed up your work as you engage in the next steps and ensure that your design is consistent as you bring your app to the market. A step-by-step guide on design systems is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/ebooks\/create-design-system-guide-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Creating a Design System: The 100-Point Process Checklist<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In UXPin, you can create and maintain your own Design System or use one of the available design system library that are already in the app. <a href=\"https:\/\/uxpin.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for UXPin&#8217;s trial<\/a> and see how easy prototyping is when you have a design system in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Proceed with high-fidelity prototypes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Low-fidelity prototypes like wireframes give you a good idea of how the app will look. But it doesn\u2019t tell you how it works. For that, you\u2019ll need to work up a high-fidelity prototype.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s more to this than just an app design layout. Hi-fi prototyping blends user interface (UI) considerations like how the app looks with user experience (UX) factors like how the app behaves and how users interact with it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/screens-process-lo-fi-to-hi-fi-mobile-1.png\" alt=\"screens process lo fi to hi fi mobile 1\" class=\"wp-image-35474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/screens-process-lo-fi-to-hi-fi-mobile-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/screens-process-lo-fi-to-hi-fi-mobile-1-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/prototyping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>UXPin <\/u><\/a>is tailor-made for this prototyping phase of the app design process. Your team can build clickable prototypes that are fully interactive. That&#8217;s because UXPin&#8217;s powerful advanced features, such as variables, expressions, and states. Elevate your prototyping to be more life-like than vector-based prototypes. <a href=\"https:\/\/uxpin.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for a trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim is to create a functional product fit for usability testing. It\u2019s a way to let potential users (and your testers) try out the app to see how well it meets their needs \u2013 and pick up on any possible problems to be addressed before you start product development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Develop the app<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s time to see how well the groundwork was laid. Or, to put it in Star Wars terms, \u2018this is where the fun begins\u2026\u2019 by handing off the app UI design to front-end and backend developers who will code it into reality. There\u2019s that flurry of emotions welling inside. Excitement. Tension. Joy. Frustration as designs go back and forth between the teams until they finally do what you need them to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efficiency is critical. It\u2019s not an effective app design process without it, and the endless back and forths can really put the brakes on your momentum, or worse, stall a project seemingly indefinitely. To harmonize the workflow, UXPin lets designers build clickable prototypes with the same code used by front-end developers. So, design team knows what\u2019s possible and devs know precisely how to recreate the UI design in fully functional code.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-launch-continuous-testing\">3. Launch &amp; Continuous Testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Test the app with real users (and launch a beta version)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You now have an app. Or something that looks and works a lot like the finished product should. So, it\u2019s time to test it among your target market to see what they make of it. Just as you did when you were determining the end-user all that time ago, organize focus groups to assess the product. Throw in remote usability tests, as you did during the prototyping stage, to assess navigation and interactions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t just seek praise. Seek feedback to make your app even better (and iron out any annoying bugs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the step way too many mobile app developers miss: <strong>the beta phase<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A beta version of your app is a great way to observe user behavior. It opens up your user base. More users means more feedback that can translate into meaningful design tips \u2013 and who doesn\u2019t love exclusive access to an app, anyway?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there\u2019s the financial factor. If you jump straight to launch, and find you need to make changes, it costs a lot more to make those tweaks to the \u2018finished\u2019 product.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <u>UXPin<\/u><\/a> simplifies testing, since you can observe the user truly interacting with the app and design elements, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/web-form-design-best-practices-5-useful-ui-patterns-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signup forms<\/a>, data tables, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Test your app with a robust prototype before you expend time, money, and all those other far-too-precious resources on developing the final iteration of your mobile app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Launch the app<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Of all the app design steps, this is arguably the most thrilling. The launch. The moment when the hard work of your whole team is delivered into the world for all to see (and download and love and use on a daily basis).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok, let\u2019s not get carried away. Before you launch, give your app one final check: does your app still meet the Google and Apple app store guidelines? A lot may have changed from the last time you checked. You\u2019ve come too far to have your app rejected at the final hurdle. You need to make sure your product is 100% ready.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All right, after that check, it\u2019s time to launch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Collect user feedback &amp; refine the mobile app experience<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>But the launch doesn\u2019t mean the story\u2019s over. In user experience and visual design as well as app development, the product launch is really the beginning of the journey. Everything that came before was just a prologue. UI\/UX design is all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/design-iteration-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refining and reiterating<\/a> on the initial idea. It\u2019s the reason why Facebook initiated so many UI and UX changes, particularly in the years when usage exploded. The core idea remained \u2013 how users accessed the platform\u2019s options evolved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/user-bad-good-review-satisfaction-opinion.png\" alt=\"user bad good review satisfaction opinion\" class=\"wp-image-35479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/user-bad-good-review-satisfaction-opinion.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/user-bad-good-review-satisfaction-opinion-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your users know what they want.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their feedback tells you how you can give it to them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should still continue running focus groups and usability tests. Alongside these, monitor social media platforms, app store reviews, and customer satisfaction and UX design surveys. Make use of all the feedback collection methods you can. Just like during the app testing stage, the more data you can collect, the more on-point your innovations will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have access to a tool that helps you filter feedback by user sentiment, then that\u2019s going to be invaluable. Congratulations \u2013 someone left a positive review. That\u2019s ripe for the marketing team to help build social proof. Oh no \u2013 several users said they found menu navigation slow and clunky. Now, you\u2019ve identified an area where you can make your app even better.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continuous product refinement ensures you\u2019re always meeting market and user needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-build-high-fidelity-prototypes-in-uxpin\">Build High-Fidelity Prototypes in UXPin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>App design process is pretty easy to follow once you understand its distinctive phases. Yet, you can be almost certain that you will hit a lot of bumps, especially when doing the testing part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spending a lot of time on testing with real users, letting them interact with a prototype and experience it can help you save loads of money and ensure your success. Use the prototyping tool that helps you design real interactions, not simulate them. <a href=\"https:\/\/uxpin.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try UXPin <\/a>and check how much you can gain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without the right app design steps in place, it\u2019s like rolling a dice and wishing for a six. Sure, the app you unleash into the marketplace may be a hit. 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