App Design Checklist
1 min readJan 23, 2015
A list of things that need to be covered in any App development process. Everything from brand guideline to email copy.
I have been a part of two app development, first one a Cloud SaaS and other a simple iOS app.
Note: Due to the lack of sub lists and sub — sub lists please excuse my information structuring.
External App Elements
- Email Copy
- Web Copy
- App Documentation for users/customers
- Press Kit
- Social media content guideline
- High concept pitch
- Customer Development
- App research documentation
- App users persona
- Customers List ( People whose problems the app will solve )
- Brand Guideline
App Production Manual
- Design Philosophy ( Really helps in decision making )
- Typography
- Copy and microcopy
- Color Scheme
- Interaction design guideline
- Blank states
- Icon set
- Notifications copy
- Dummy App data
- Feedback messages
- Error messages
- Internal app documentation for the team
- Responsive Content Strategy
- Module URLs
- Gamification system guideline
App Structure
- App screens
- App modals
- App sections
App Technical considerations
- Testing Criteria
- Ideal usage scenario
- Userflows
- Task and clicks
- Heat map
- Keyboard Input mapping
- App Control Centre (for admins and usage monitoring )
- APIs and open source segments
- Technology and Infrastructure.
- App Walkthrough
- Future Ideas
If you have thought through one full page worth content for each of these items then you have a complete picture of your App, if not you need to think again.
