Yesterday, I posted about the evolution of our web interface. Today, I want to review some of the changes we’ve gone through with the mobile interface. When we started this project almost 3 years ago, we had no idea how many iterations we would go through. Let me just say that there have been a lot.
When we first started, we just used basic wireframes to test functionality. We weren’t really thinking about how the app would look in the end. We simply needed something to work. These are what the original screens looked like…pretty primitive.
Initial Home Screen
Initial Feed List
Audio Download with Early Icons
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And then we began exploring icon options. We knew these weren’t going to be the finals but we had to start somewhere. The idea of a bundle icon was tied into the Yomo logo. We eventually decided against this.
New Icons
Alternat Home Screen With New Icons
We started refining the icons and spent a lot of time creating ones that read well and also were easily understood. It always seemed that we were never quite happy with them and we kept refining…over and over.
Updated Bundle Icons
We weren’t happy with the way you had to navigate through the interface so we started to think about a “carousel” style. We also brought in the fav icons from the different feeds for easier identification.
Early Version of Carousel
Refined Carousel
And this is where we are today. Almost 3 years later and countless revisions to the design not to mention feature updates. It’s been a long road but we have a lot of very happy people around the world who use the app daily. And that’s a great feeling. We’ll be adding more functionality and have a few ideas for some great new features. Stay tuned.
All Feeds
Article View
Audio/Video Podcasts
Now Playing
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