Chapter 4: Car Order Form – Design
A passion for cars was something that I never had as a kid and into my adult life. My first car was a hand-me-down from my mom, a 1984 Chevy Nova. Yes, I know it was nothing pretty, but it was better than walking. The first car that caught my attention was a Chrysler 300. After I saw it, I became obsessed, and it was my first goal. I bought a die-cast version of this car and kept it on my desk as a goal.
Since then, I have owned two cars. I never really thought I would want another car as much as the Chrysler 300 until I sat in a Tesla. I do not own a die-cast version of this car yet, but I'll probably have one by the time this book is published. It is a goal for a few years down the road, but goals keep me focused.
When I designed the app for this chapter, I thought it would be fun to use Tesla as the car for my design. In this chapter, we are going to create a fake car-service order form. We'll learn how to take a generic...