<p style="margin:0px"><b>Build Android Apps That Are Stunningly Attractive, Functional, and Intuitive</b><br><br>When Android was a new mobile operating system, most of the app developers were tinkerers at heart, curious what they could do with such a powerful and open platform. Early apps were focused on features or just getting branding out in the world. Years went by and the importance of good design grew rapidly.</p><p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="">Flash forward to June, 2014 when Google unveiled a preview of Material Design and Android 5.0 (called Android “L” at the time). It was the most radical visual change to Android in its fast-paced life. This new design ideology was backed with guidelines covering the visual appearance of Android apps but not all the steps to get to create a design nor the implementation details.</p><p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="">Now, leading Android developer and user experience (UX) advocate Ian G. Clifton shows how you can create a beautiful Android application with just a bit of development knowledge and no design experience. Learn the entire process of creating a stunning Android app from wireframes and flowcharts to a complete application with polished animations and advanced techniques such as PorterDuff compositing.</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Learn how Android has evolved to support outstanding app design</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Integrate app design with development, from idea to deployment</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Understand views, the building blocks of Android user interfaces</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Make the most of wireframes and conceptual prototypes</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Apply the User-Centered Design process throughout</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gain knowledge about typography and iconography</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use custom themes and styles for consistent visuals</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Create beautiful transition animations for a better UX</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Utilize advanced components like spans and image caches</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Work with the canvas, color filters, shaders, and image compositing</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Combine multiple views into custom components for efficiency and ease</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Develop fully custom views for unique drawing or interaction requirements</p><p style="margin:0px">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Design compelling Google Play and Amazon Appstore assets to maximize downloads</p><p style="margin:0px"><br>One step at a time, this guide helps you bridge the gap between Android developers and designers so you can work with colleagues to create world-class app designs...or do it all yourself!</p>