The mobile app development process comprises many stages and the design stage is pretty much the most important stage. It is at this point that the mobile app idea takes shape with colours, logos, designs, patterns and a sense of structure.
Consultation
This is the most common first encounter that an app idea owner would have with a mobile app developer such as Elegant Media.
At the consultation your mobile app idea is thoroughly fleshed out and laid bare. The experienced consultants will review and analyze your proposed mobile app idea and then provide their feedback on the way forward.
In order to save time, it is usually expected that startup entrepreneurs would have shared their rough mobile app idea with friends and family and in doing so this would give a clear first glance at the potential of the particular mobile app idea.
The most successful mobile applications in general all provide the answer to a common everyday problem. Uber answers the question: where can I find a taxi? and Whatsapp answers the question: how can I connect with my family and friends?
So you must thoroughly disassemble and then reassemble your idea before arriving at the consultation. The consultants will also indicate and explain the entire app development process with special reference to the design stage.
Requirement Gathering
The next step would be the gathering of requirements from the customer end. This is often in the format of a workshop and it is here that the consultants will go into the most minute details in order to ensure that all the important bases are covered.
By not paying attention during the requirement gathering stage it could be very costly during the design stage if you want to add something new for example. This can be of critical importance when undertaking augmented reality app design.
After the workshop, both the app owner and the developer would have a clear understanding of the true and exact requirement for the mobile app idea.
It is at this point that wireframing begins. Wireframing is all about connecting the designed screens together using coding inputs by experienced programmers. The wireframing process can be long and tedious but it is this phase that gives app owners the first glimpse of their idea coming to life.
There are many ways to speed up wireframing and this is often achieved by replicating frames from earlier mobile app builds for common elements such as a login screen or a contact us screen etc.
There are many reasons to complete the design stage only of your mobile app idea. Firstly it will provide a visual asset that can be utilized to convince investors to fund the next stage of building your mobile app.
A completed design stage will also allow app owners to evaluate the feasibility and practicality of their mobile app idea without having to wait for the final build version. This can help to better layout the nature and scope of the build stage inorder to make sure the maximum output for the proposed investment.
