Smashing Android UI: Responsive User Interfaces and Design Patterns for Android Phones and Tablets
- 5h 7m
- Juhani Lehtimäki
- John Wiley & Sons (UK)
- 2013
If you're developing applications for Android smartphones and tablets, you know it isn't enough just to create the app. The application has to be intuitive, well laid out, and easy to use. Smashing Android UI shows you just how to do that. Starting with basic components, this practical, full-color book shows you how to create scalable layouts, make use of adaptive layouts and fragments, follow Android design best practices, and design sleek, intuitive user interfaces using Android UI design patterns.
One of the newest guides in the terrific Smashing Magazine book series, this book takes you beyond the basics with expert techniques and innovative ideas. Learn smart solutions that will help you avoid pitfalls while building apps that can scale up to a multitude of possible Android device-and-browser combinations.
- Teaches practical techniques for developing and designing applications that work on all Android phones and tablets
- Helps developers who have Android experience, but not necessarily design experience, as well as designers who want to follow Android design best practices and patterns
- Starts with how to use simple components and then moves on to building scalable layouts
- Covers adaptive layouts and fragments, responsive design, and how to design user interfaces using Android UI design patterns
Smashing Android UI: Responsive Android UI and Design Patterns for Phones and Tablets helps you create apps for the hottest thing in technology--Android devices!
About the Author
Juhani Lehtimaki is an Android developer with more than ten years of experience in Java development in different business domains. He currently works as head of Android and Google TV development at Snapp TV (snapp.tv). He writes a blog about Android UI Design Patterns at androiduipatterns.com and tweets with focus on Android and Android design under @lehtimaeki twitter handle.
In this Book
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Introduction to Usability and User Interface Design
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Don't Start Coding Just Yet
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Considerations in Designing for Mobile and Touch Devices
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Exploring the Android Platform
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Android App Structure and Online Guidelines
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Android Intents
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Android App Navigation Structure
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Home Screen App Widgets
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Notifying and Informing Users
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Designing for Hardware Buttons, Input Methods, and Sensors
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Designing Platform User Interface Components
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Managing Android Resources
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Android App Layouts
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Scalable Graphics
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Beyond Scalable - Responsive Design
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Implementing Responsive User Interfaces
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Introduction to User Interface Design Patterns
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User Action Design Patterns
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Navigation and Layout Design Patterns
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Data Design Patterns
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User Interface Design Anti-Patterns
