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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 5. Turning Your Bright Idea into a Detailed Sketch

There are lots of apps in the Google Play store, and not all of them have five star ratings.

Although there are all sorts of reasons why someone might give an app a low rating and a bad review (maybe it was buggy, difficult to navigate, it was missing some functionality the user was expecting, or the UI was cluttered and confusing), there's usually one universal truth lurking behind all the negative Google Play reviews—the application delivered a bad user experience.

Mobile users are an unforgiving bunch, and in today's competitive market, it isn't enough to have an interesting idea, unusual concept, or well-thought-out features, your app has to be enjoyable to use too.

This is why taking the time to plan your app in advance is crucial.

Strangely, even though designers and developers have the same goal (to create amazing apps that people will love using), we tend to think of design and development as separate from one another, but if...