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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

Getting started with Material Design


Now that we've explored the major concepts behind Material Design and seen a few examples of Material Design done well, it's time to look at how you can apply some of the core Material Design principles to your own Android apps.

The next few sections will show you how to give your app a Material Design makeover using visual techniques such as shadows and elevation. You will also learn how to make some more fundamental changes to the way your app functions, by adding things such as FABs, cards, and RecyclerView. Let's start by making sure your app looks the part.

Applying the Material theme to your app

Applying the Material theme is the quickest and easiest way to get a consistent Material Design look across your entire app.

Android provides light and dark variations for you to choose from:

  • Theme.Material: This is the dark version of the Material theme. This is considered the default Material theme.

  • Theme.Material.Light: This is the light variation of the...