G+_Allyn Malventano Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I think the comments about Instagram's design were generous. When it was released on the Iphone it pretty much used the iOS styling and colour scheme, so it was more "default" than "design". When they ported it to Android with the same design and same colours I saw people making the "branding" argument, but considered it invalid because the brand is "share photos with friends" not "blue with a toolbar at the bottom". The wide variety of Twitter clients doesn't hurt its own brand, and having tabs at the top doesn't hurt the official client's download numbers! Shortly after the Android release there were a number of Android designers sharing their own concepts. One of my favourites used a brown colour scheme to match the colour of the logo and kept the camera button at the bottom but used tabs at the top. If Instagram had done some design and used that "what will apps look like in 2 years" process they would have had something better, more familiar and more extensible (eg. with a slide-in drawer). You wouldn't expect a successful Windows application to be ported to Mac with a Windows-style menu bar just because it's what existing users know, so why should Android users have to put up with similar tricks? https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GuentherBeyer/posts/5McKooqNnnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 James Healy - This was Google's argument at Google I|O 2012 when I went. Don't just port apps and make them look and behave the same. Android Only users won't know what they're looking at and have a bad experience. I'm looking at you, Untappd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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