Learn about designing app notifications using these three design models
App Notifications can be referred to as a complex feature to design for applications and it doesn’t matter if they are mobile apps or web apps, the process is similar. And this is exactly what has motivated the team of ‘MobileAppDaily’ to cover this topic. So in this article, we will be sharing with you the basic guidelines that you should follow while designing app notifications.
Along with this, we will be sharing three different notification design models for applications that can be used for designing app notifications. But before proceeding towards the notification app designing models, let's go through the basics quickly.
The term notifications can be defined as compact pieces of information consisting mainly of a small amount of content like text or any other media like image and video. These notifications are generally originated from the web or mobile application and are targeted towards the app users i.e targeted audience.
A mobile app notification has a few important components that are required by notification to effectively serve its purpose.
Now you know that notifications are just a medium through which an app communicates with its end-users to increase the overall application engagement. It's time we move towards the top notification models that are currently trending and are being used by well-known organizations and businesses.
Below are the top three notification models that are suitable options for designing notifications for your web or mobile apps:
In the case of a source anchored notification model, each and every notification is primarily anchored to a navigation option, which can be the source of that particular notification. This model does not have a single section for storing all the app notifications. One of the most common examples of the source anchored notification model is WhatsApp chat messenger.
This model offers several advantages to users such as leading them away to discover more options regarding the application. Due to this, the user can directly reach the new content that is being promoted by the app notification without any requirement of including a mediator.
Model Guidelines
The notification center model is considered to be a much more flexible model than the previously discussed source anchored notification model. This model provides a set portion for the storing of all app notifications, we can also say that it is a dedicated screen that is available for storage purposes.
The source of the notifications does not impact the storage locations regardless of their type. A great example of the navigation center model is the Medium, content sharing platform. On this platform, the bell icon can be referred to as the notification badge for the application.
Model Guidelines
The name of this model speaks for itself, and the mixed model is basically the result of combining two of the above-mentioned notification models for designing. Almost every social medium platform is an example of this kind of app notification model.
For instance, the notification center part of this model acts as an option in the navigation menu of the application, which can also be used as an anchor for other notification sources later. Here, these anchors are not qualified as the landing screen for the app notifications.
Model Guidelines
App Notifications don't work the same for everyone and tend to raise different emotions. For instance, some people find notifications useful but there are also people who find these notifications to be annoying. But in the end, app notifications are here to serve a purpose and also act as a powerful means to pass on important updates to the app users.
Designing notifications for an app can be a little tricky, but there's no denying the fact that app notifications act as a great tool for promoting user engagement with a marketing point of view. Then there are other elements of designing as well that can be included in the mobile app designing like cool animations and interactive UI.
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With a strong knowledge of the latest UI/UX design trends, Ayush, the creative head of MobileAppDaily, is curating enticing designs from the past five years. His work helped in achieving the desired user experience for many top brands. Right now, he’s at the helm of designing team and is leaving no stone unturned to devise futuristic designs.
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