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1. Introduction

About the Application Guidelines​

This section provides guidelines for designing inorigo® Applications. The purpose is to support the creation of applications that are user-friendly, consistent, and visually coherent.

For details about the Application Builder and its features, refer to the inorigo® documentation.

The guidelines describe principles and recommendations rather than strict rules. They are intended to improve the user experience, but there is no single template that fits all clients or use cases. You are expected to adapt them to the client’s requirements, and in some cases make exceptions. If a guideline no longer serves its purpose, it should be reviewed and revised.



Core Values​

The purpose of the Core Values is to create common ground, unify perspectives, and guide decision-making when designing applications and solutions.


How to use the Core Values​

The Core Values serve as a foundation for design decisions. If you are uncertain about how to solve a task, refer back to them:

  • Do the available options align with the Core Values?
  • If a solution conflicts with a Core Value, reconsider the approach or discuss alternatives with your team.

The Core Values are a shared commitment—both within the organization and towards customers.


The Core Values​


Empowering​
  • Design to enable insight, overview, and efficiency.
  • Provide tools that help users make sense of complex information.
  • Support user autonomy and informed decision-making.

Trustworthy​
  • Ensure solutions are reliable, consistent, and robust.
  • Respect the user’s work and context.
  • Build credibility through quality and utility.

Tailor-made​
  • Adapt solutions to customer needs and contexts.
  • Provide flexibility without sacrificing consistency.
  • Strive for well-fitted solutions, not uniformity.





Design Principles​

The Principles are overarching guidelines for designing applications and solutions with inorigo®. They provide a practical foundation for creating clarity, purpose, guidance, and appropriate customization.

Provide Clarity​

Help users see, understand, and act with confidence.



Applications should deliver insight, overview, and exploration. Both appearance and functionality should enable users to see, understand, and act with confidence.


  • Eliminate uncertainty and avoid ambiguity.
  • Avoid clutter and redundancy.
  • Reduce cognitive load—do not overwhelm users with information.



Design with Purpose​

Every view should exist for a clear reason.



Applications and solutions should have a clear intent. Design begins with understanding what the user is trying to achieve.


  • Define why a view or application is needed before building it.
  • Identify what is most important in each context.
  • Help users reach their goals quickly and efficiently.



Guide the User​

Structure and consistency make applications intuitive.



Applications should offer intuitive and cohesive experiences. Hierarchy and consistency allow users to transfer knowledge across applications.


  • Present information in a logical, natural order.
  • Group related objects and components.
  • Place recurring features in the same location.
  • Ensure actions are predictable and consistent.



Customize Appropriately​

Branding supports the experience, it is not the experience.



Applications should focus on content. Customization and branding must support clarity and usability without becoming the purpose of the design.


  • Use branding elements (colors, images, logos) in a subtle, unobtrusive way.
  • Do not let branding compromise clarity or utility.
  • Only customize when explicitly requested by the client.
  • Avoid mixing styles—if co-branding is required, reduce inorigo®’s visual presence for consistency.



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