Book description
Designers and developers, create smashing apps for Android devices
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!
