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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

Scrutinize each pixel


Another tool you may want to explore is Pixel Perfect.

The Pixel Perfect window displays a magnified version of the screen that's currently visible on the attached Android device or emulator, and lets you scrutinize the individual pixels that make up your UI. You can also use it to overlay an image over your UI, which is handy for checking how your UI compares to your digital wireframes.

Pixel Perfect is integrated into the Android Device Monitor. To launch Pixel Perfect, select Window from the Android Device Monitor toolbar, followed by Open PerspectivePixel Perfect, and OK.

The Pixel Perfect window contains the following areas.

Pixel Perfect pane

This window displays a magnified version of the UI that's currently visible on the connected Android device or AVD.

By default, Pixel Perfect doesn't update automatically to reflect changes that occur on screen, so you'll need to keep clicking this pane's Refresh Screenshot icon. Alternatively, if you want Pixel Perfect to...