Mobile Academy
Expert Training for Developers & Product Managers
Learn practical skills at OpenForge Mobile App Academy. We offer clear guides for developers, designers, and product managers. Our focus is helping you build better mobile apps that get results.

Using Anticipatory Design for A Better E-Commerce Experience
If you’re a UX designer working on mobile applications, you’ve probably got a lot of challenges to overcome when it comes to creating user experiences

Gamification Strategies for Enterprise Applications
In today’s digital playground, where mobile apps vie for attention on every smartphone, breaking through the noise is tougher than ever. Enter gamification—a dynamic approach
Master Mobile App Development, Design & Marketing Strategies


Nurture Your Brand
It’s important for a prospective user to be able to imagine themselves using the product in question, so make sure your imagery is realistic or evocative. Are you promoting a food app? You may want to incorporate food and dining elements into your promotions. For a travel app, you might want to work with landscape imagery or skylines to help your users imagine being on a trip.

Friendly feedback methods
In this chapter, we’ll cover friendly feedback methods that encourage users to provide valuable input, helping you improve your app’s performance and user experience. Engaging

Exploring app stores
In this chapter, we will dive into exploring app stores and learn how to effectively gather valuable feedback from users to improve your app’s performance

Gathering feedback from mobile users
As a new developer, you might be wondering how to best gather and utilize feedback from mobile users to improve your app. In this guide,

Build your prototype and document visual specifications
So now that you understand the problem, reviewed accessibility guidelines, created a product map, and defined key elements of your design system, it’s time to

Create a style guide based on your design system and the branding requirements for your product
To create a style guide is fundamental. The style guide is an important reference point as it will define the color scheme, typography, iconography, and

Find a design system to form the basis for your designs
It’s recommended when designing a mobile application from scratch that you base your designs on an existing design system. The reasons for this are twofold:

Create a Product Map
What is a Product Map? A product map is a way to visually represent every feature and screen of your product in one view. In