Mobile App Design is hard. Especially if you are new to mobile design and/or have to design for a platform you don’t use yourself. As I was in this position multiple times I collected a number of links that can help in this situation.

Platform Guidelines

The platforms publish their own guidelines as a basic to work with:

• developer.android.com/design/patterns/index.html
• developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/overview/design-principles/
  • ivomynttinen.com/blog/ios-design-guidelines

Mobile App Showcases

These lists of well designed apps can help get an introduction to good mobile app design:

Mixed

• pttrns.com
• www.mobile-patterns.com
• www.lovelyui.com
• uiohmy.com = iOS vs. Android
• emptystat.es = Empty States

Android

• androidniceties.tumblr.com
• material.uplabs.com = Material Design
• www.androiduipatterns.com
• android.inspired-ui.com
• Android Design in Action:
  • play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.astuetz.android.adia
  • plus.google.com/photos/+RomanNurik/albums/5922016738597430017 = Common UX Issues
  • plus.google.com/photos/+RomanNurik/albums/5925721101755845569 = Onboarding Experience
  • plus.google.com/photos/+RomanNurik/albums/5891219335503795985 = Navigation Drawers
  • plus.google.com/photos/+RomanNurik/albums/5901235012257135937 = GDG Oslo + Design Consistency
  • plus.google.com/photos/+RomanNurik/albums/5786945667764510465 = Transit Apps

iOS

• inspired-ui.com
• uxarchive.com = Taks/Flows
• capptivate.co = Animations
• uxarchive.com/ios = iOS 6 vs. 7

Mobile App Design Tools and Templates

Sometimes a little help is needed in solving specifig problems:

• applypixels.com ($)
• android-holo-colors.com/ = Android Holo Colors Generator
• developer.android.com/distribute/tools/promote/device-art.html = Android Device Art Generator
• drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BxEWAcbuDzg1YU5xRm5rTjdGVUU = Google Device PSDs
• mockupstogo.mybalsamiq.com/projects/android/grid = Android Balsamiq Mockups
• petrnohejl.github.io/Android-Cheatsheet-For-Graphic-Designers/ = Android Cheatsheet for Graphic Designers
• screensiz.es/phone
• romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/ = Android Asset Studio

Mobile App Website Showcases

Even if you „only“ have to design a website or landingpage for a mobile app, you may be wondering what is out there. Luckily there are also sites and articles collecting examples of good Mobile App Websites:

• designinstruct.com/visual-inspiration/web-design-inspiration/mobile-app-website-design-inspiration/

Mobile App Icons

Especially hard is the design of a mobile app icon:

• iosicongallery.com
• afterios7icon.tumblr.com

Others

Others had the same problem as me and also created websites about it:

• learnmobile.design/