Designing a mobile app that adapts to multiple platforms can be challenging. How do you know when to use the operating system’s native controls, create new patterns, or use a hybrid approach? For our iOS and Android mobile redesigns, the UX team here at StumbleUpon took a hybrid approach, adapting native design paradigms and creating unique, simple interfaces. The result was a faster, more intuitive experience that has led to increased user engagement.

And as every product design process should, it all started with empathy. Read more…