Android User Interface Design: Implementing Material Design for Developers

831 Pages·2015·43.94 MB·English

by  Ian G. Clifton

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Android™ User Interface Design
Implementing Material Design for Developers
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Dedicated to those who care about user experience
Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Part I The Basics of Android User Interfaces
1 Android UI and Material Design
2 Understanding Views—The UI Building Blocks
3 Creating Full Layouts With View Groups and Fragments
4 Adding App Graphics and Resources
Part II The Full Design and Development Process
5 Starting A New App
6 Prototyping and Developing the App Foundation
7 Designing the Visuals
8 Applying the Design
9 Polishing with Animations
Part III Advanced Topics for Android User Interfaces
10 Using Advanced Techniques
11 Working with the Canvas and Advanced Drawing
12 Developing Custom Views
13 Handling Input and Scrolling
Appendix A Google Play Assets
Appendix B Common Task Reference
Index
Contents
Introduction
Audience for This Book
Organization of This Book
How to Use This Book
This Book’s Website
Conventions Used in This Book
Part I The Basics of Android User Interfaces
1 Android UI and Material Design
A Brief History of Android Design
Material Design
The Android Design Website
Core Principles
Standard Components
Supporting Multiple Devices
Avoiding Painful Mistakes
Summary
2 Understanding Views—The UI Building Blocks
What Is a View?
Displaying Text
Displaying Images
Views for Gathering User Input
Other Notable Views
Listening to Events
Other Listeners
Summary
3 Creating Full Layouts With View Groups and Fragments