A while back, I had made some mockup designs for a Posterous client for Android devices. The problem is, I don’t know anything about coding and programming Android apps. I tired, but got very very lost just trying to install the necessary programs to do so. (Dear Google: learn from Xcode.)

While browsing the Android Market, I came across one application called sendy by Markus Herzog. Markus is open to suggestions for the app, so I sent him a link to my mockup designs.

This morning, sendy was updated with a new design. A design that looked very familiar.

First and foremost, sendy was created and developed completely by Markus Herzog. All I did was send a little inspiration his way. Well, he says he “copied from” me, but I like to say he was “inspired by” me.

I’ve already talked about Posterous plenty of times in the past. Simply put, it’s a blogging / posting platform made simple where you share your thoughts, pictures, videos, etc. via email. Very very simple. As I mentioned in the previous post, posting to services like this via email isn’t exactly quick and easy and is a little cumbersome.

I originally shared my thoughts and ideas with Posterous, where they said mobile was on their minds, but it may not be priority one, which is understandable. Thankfully, it looks like someone is already on helping us Android users with this lack of easy posting to Posterous. German programmer Markus Herzog created the sendy application for Android.

Left: Original design mockups, Right: sendy implementation of mockups.

sendy keeps simplicity in mind. Originally keeping to the very simple design of post.ly, sendy is moving more into a full-on Posterous client. Type in a title for your post, include a description (if you want), attach any media files, and post. It keeps to the simple three step process of posting, which is all you really need.

Comparison of mockup (left) and sendy (right) with on-screen keyboard displaying.

Comparison of mockup (left) and sendy (right) when displaying available menu option.

In my original mockups, to keep the Posterous client for Android as simple and clean as possible, I hid away all the advanced options within the menu. Right now, sendy only has the Settings (your login details) and information About the application within the menu. Making the post private and deciding to autopost to all your social networking sites if still available from the main interface.

The only way to remove media from your post in sendy is to completely discard the post.

One area I’m sure sendy will improve on in later versions is the way it handles media attached to the post. As of right now, when you attach media to a post, you can’t do anything with it. The only way to remove media from your post is to discard the post completely. This means anything you’ve written will also be lost.

Switching between multiple Posterous blogs in sendy (right) is simple. Just tap the blog name.

Earlier in the mockup designs, you noticed that I hid the option to switch between your Posterous blogs within the menu. sendy implements this idea way better than I thought of. To do so, just tap the blog name in the app’s titlebar and select another blog. That’s one step less than my implementation. Less steps is always better.

Although my designs are not 100% implemented in sendy, you have to remember that sendy is not my app. It is completely up to Markus to design what goes into his app. If anything, I’m very appreciative that he included elements of my designs into his app. The other thing to remember is that the app is still early in development. I’m sure Markus has plenty more he wants to add to his app.

The most important thing to remember here is that at least we have a very capable and near flawless app to use to post to our Posterous blogs. Even more amazing than that is the fact that this app is free. Right now, Markus doesn’t have a way to donate money to him for this great app, but if he ever does, I would definitely say send a buck or two (or Euro or Deutsch Marks) his way.

I think he’s giving me way more credit than I deserve, but I’ll take it. Still cool to see my name in an app’s credits.