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Chris Raroque

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
978 total appearances

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The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

This is a really cool one.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

But yeah, that's it on the illustrations.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

I don't know if you have any thoughts, Greg, or any questions or anything.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

Nice, okay.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

So another thing, the next thing is iconography.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

This is something that I see, this is a huge tell for vibe-coded apps because usually when you vibe-code an app, you don't really think too much about the icon style, but it has a huge impact on the app's feel.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

So I'll give you an example.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

This is my budgeting app, Luna.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

This is the best way to illustrate this.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

look at the tabs on the bottom I chose specifically lined icons which means that they're not filled these are filled icons on the right here there is a difference between these two and it's very subjective some people would prefer the left some people would prefer the right but

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

The key rule, though, that I see a lot of apps making is they love to mix and match these things unnecessarily.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

Here's on the right where we mix lined and filled icons.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

This is a lined icon and then the others are filled icons.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

It's really small and subtle, but it is one of those things where if you look at all three of these, again, it's subjective.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

Some people actually might prefer this one on the very right, but

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

Personally, I really prefer the one on the left.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

And then the tab that's actually selected can have a filled icon instead.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

So these transition to the filled icons when they're clicked.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

Very, very subtle thing, but iconography is one of those things where when you choose really good icons, it really does elevate an app.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

But more importantly, if you choose bad icons or you're incorrectly matching them or using different ones that don't match, they're from different sets, it really does decrease the quality of the app.