The following will help designers become familiar with Android tablet app design by understanding the differences between the iPad iOS user interface and Android 3.x “Honeycomb” UI conventions and elements. We will also take a look at Honeycomb design patterns and layout strategies, and review some of the best Android tablet apps already out there.

A request from a client for a re-skin of their web site or application should send up a red flag telling the designer to dig deeper and examine other hidden issues.

A client of mine who wants to make aggressive headway into the mobile space has asked me to make three versions of their current iPhone 2.0 app that includes an upgrade to iPhone 3.0, a never-launched version for Google Android and another one for Blackberry devices (Palm Pre version to come later). It’s my job [...]