Hands-On Android UI Development: Design and develop attractive user interfaces for Android applications
by: Jason Morris
ISBN-10: 1788475054
ISBN-13: 9781788475051
Released: 2017-11-21
Pages: 348
Book Description
A great user interface (UI) can spell the difference between success and failure for any new application. This book will show you not just how to code great UIs,but how to design them as well. It will take novice Android developers on a journey,showing them how to leverage the Android platform to produce stunning Android applications.
Begin with the basics of creating Android applications and then move on to topics such as screen and layout design. Next,learn about techniques that will help improve performance for your application. Also,explore how to create reactive applications that are fast,animated,and guide the user toward their goals with minimal distraction.
Understand Android architecture components and learn how to build your application to automatically respond to changes made by the user. Great platforms are not always enough,so this book also focuses on creating custom components,layout managers,and 2D graphics. Also,explore many tips and best practices to ease your UI development process.
By the end,you’ll be able to design and build not only amazing UIs,but also systems that provide the best possible user experience.
Contents
1: CREATING ANDROID LAYOUTS
2: DESIGNING FORM SCREENS
3: TAKING ACTIONS
4: COMPOSING USER INTERFACES
5: BINDING DATA TO WIDGETS
6: STORING AND RETRIEVING DATA
7: CREATING OVERVIEW SCREENS
8: DESIGNING MATERIAL LAYOUTS
9: NAVIGATING EFFECTIVELY
10: MAKING OVERVIEWS EVEN BETTER
11: POLISHING YOUR DESIGN
12: CUSTOMIZING WIDGETS AND LAYOUTS
13: ACTIVITY LIFECYCLE
14: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS
What You Will Learn
Create effective and efficient user interfaces that allow users to carry out tasks smoothly
Understand the fundamentals of Android UI design,and take a look at the basic layouts,Inputs,and controls
Learn about various UI components provided by Android,which include structured layout objects and UI controls that allow you to build the graphical user interface for your app
Explore various styles and themes that allow you to customize the look and feel of your app
Leverage the animation and graphics APIs to improve user experience and draw custom 2D graphics
Authors
Jason Morris
Jason Morris is a systems and research engineer with over 18 years of experience in system architecture,research engineering,and large data analysis. His primary focus is machine learning with TensorFlow,CUDA,and Apache Spark.
Jason is also a speaker and a consultant for designing large-scale architectures,implementing best security practices on the cloud,creating near real-time image detection analytics with deep learning,and developing serverless architectures to aid in ETL. His most recent roles include solution architect,big data engineer,big data specialist,and instructor at Amazon Web Services. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Next Rev Technologies and his favorite command line program is netcat.
