During a challenge on developing an app, I was able to learn that there is a specific guideline that all developers, or rather, designers, follow. 

However, it did come to mind that if it is okay to design something that does not fit the HIG.

 

This instance came up from when our tabbar and navbar part of our design was made differently to HIG.

The most different part would be that we designed a custom button that leads to a "scanning" camera view, and not the typical navbar like home button.

During the discussion on this, we were able to think on the following points.

 


- Nav bar talks about all the rooms you can get to
- Nav bar has a standard language ==> because in all of the iOS apps, user expectations exist ==> muscle memory kind of builds upon this particular design
- The scan button isn’t needed right here right now!
- The button doesn’t say == feel like it’s a button!

 


 

During the HIG discussion, it did come to me that there is a reason for the existence of guidelines. 

The guidelines would have been made from researches in areas such as psychology.

While giving changes to the HIG to fit the app's theme can be used, if there isn't a better reaason sticking to the standards would be safe and convenient.

 

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