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Android UI Design

By : Jessica Thornsby
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Android UI Design

By: Jessica Thornsby

Overview of this book

<p>Great design is one of the key drivers in the adoption of new applications, yet unfortunately design considerations are often neglected in the face of “will it work,” “can we make it quicker,” or “can we get more people using it”?</p> <p>This book seeks to redress this balance by showing you how to get your PM to start treating the design phase of your project seriously. This book is focused entirely on the development of UI features, and you’ll be able to practically implementing the design practices that we extol throughout the book.</p> <p>Starting by briefly outlining some of the factors you need to keep in mind when building a UI, you’ll learn the concepts of Android User Interface from scratch. We then move on to formulate a plan on how to implement these concepts in various applications. We will deep dive into how UI features are implemented in real-world applications where UIs are complex and dynamic.</p> <p>This book offers near complete coverage of UI-specific content including, views, fragments, the wireframing process, and how to add in splash screens—everything you need to make professional standard UIs for modern applications. It will then cover material design and show you how to implement Google's design aesthetic in a practical manner. Finally, it ensures the best possible user experience by analyzing the UI using various tools, and then addressing any problems they uncover.</p> <p>By the end of the book, you’ll be able to leverage the concepts of Android User Interface in your applications in order to attract new customers.</p>
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Android UI Design
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Chapter 4. Getting Started with Material Design

Announced at the 2014 Google I/O conference and making its first appearance in Android Lollipop, Material Design is the new design language from Google.

This is particularly big news for Android, as Material Design's whole purpose is to provide a more consistent user experience; and as an open platform Android is particularly vulnerable to inconsistencies. Open your Android device's app drawer and spend some time flicking through your apps, and chances are you'll encounter at least a few apps that will look and feel very different from one another.

Material Design sets out to change all this by providing the tools and guidelines that you need to deliver a more unified user experience.

By adhering to Material Design principles, you can create apps that look good, run smoothly, and feel like a seamless extension of the Android platform. And who wouldn't want that?

However, Material Design is more than just a bunch of technical specifications about...