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| Author | : Juhani Lehtimaki |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 2012-10-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 111838735X |
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!
| Author | : Juhani Lehtimaki |
| Publisher | : Wiley |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2012-10-15 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 9781118387283 |
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!
| Author | : Greg Nudelman |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 457 |
| Release | : 2013-02-19 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1118417550 |
Master the challenges of Android user interface development with these sample patterns With Android 4, Google brings the full power of its Android OS to both smartphone and tablet computing. Designing effective user interfaces that work on multiple Android devices is extremely challenging. This book provides more than 75 patterns that you can use to create versatile user interfaces for both smartphones and tablets, saving countless hours of development time. Patterns cover the most common and yet difficult types of user interactions, and each is supported with richly illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Includes sample patterns for welcome and home screens, searches, sorting and filtering, data entry, navigation, images and thumbnails, interacting with the environment and networks, and more Features tablet-specific patterns and patterns for avoiding results you don't want Illustrated, step-by-step instructions describe what the pattern is, how it works, when and why to use it, and related patterns and anti-patterns A companion website offers additional content and a forum for interaction Android Design Patterns: Interaction Design Solutions for Developers provides extremely useful tools for developers who want to take advantage of the booming Android app development market.
| Author | : Jon Raasch |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2011-11-29 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1119999138 |
"As the default browser for both iPhone and Android, WebKit has become a major player in the mobile arena, offering a wider array of HTML5 and CSS3 support than any other major engine. Written by expert author Jon Raasch, this essential book teaches you how to use WebKit to make web sites more engaging, faster, and more visually appealing. You'll explore the variety of unique interface options that WebKit offers as you quickly discover how to create a unique web experience that provides functionality and entertainment." --Publisher description.
| Author | : G. Avola |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 355 |
| Release | : 2012-11-05 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1118348133 |
Developers, here's what you need to migrate your skills to mobile If you're a devoted reader of Smashing Magazine, you know that all development roads now lead to mobile, so desktop-browser-based web developers need to get up to speed and soon. Start migrating your abilities to mobile with this terrific book. It first helps you make the switch to HTML5 and CSS3, before teaching you how to apply those skills to build websites that work across all mobile devices and mobile browsers. Topics include using wireframes and templates, understanding frameworks such as jQuery Mobile, getting up to speed on newer technologies such as Boilerplate, and more. Essential guide for web developers who want to build websites that work across all mobile devices and mobile browsers Explains the essential tools you'll need for web mobile, including HTML5, CSS3, and JQuery Mobile Brings you up to speed on newer tools such as Boilerplate Keeps your professional skills up to date with today's technology trends By the time you finish Smashing Mobile Web Development, you'll have built your own mobile website that incorporates geolocation, social media, and more.
| Author | : Jason Ostrander |
| Publisher | : Peachpit Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0321814584 |
Author Jason Ostrander walks developers through the different choices available on their way to creating a well-designed application for Android. While building a simple application, Jason works through the basics of Android UI development including layout, event handling, menus and notifications. The author then shows the proper way to load and display images, create advanced dialogs and progress indicators, add animation, and how to build custom UI elements. Jason discusses the proper way of adding interaction through gestures and the advanced graphical options available using Canvas, Renderscript and OpenGL. Finally, he discusses tablet development, the unique differences between phone and tablet UI, and the new APIs available to tablet developers.
| Author | : Jesmond J. Allen |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2012-04-25 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 047097043X |
The ultimate guide to UX from the world’s most popular resource for web designers and developers Smashing Magazine is the world′s most popular resource for web designers and developers and with this book the authors provide the ideal resource for mastering User Experience Design (UX). The authors provide an overview of UX and User Centred Design and examine in detail sixteen of the most common UX design and research tools and techniques for your web projects. The authors share their top tips from their collective 30 years of working in UX including: Guides to when and how to use the most appropriate UX research and design techniques such as usability testing, prototyping, wire framing, sketching, information architecture & running workshops How to plan UX projects to suit different budgets, time constraints and business objectives Case studies from real UX projects that explain how particular techniques were used to achieve the client's goals Checklists to help you choose the right UX tools and techniques for the job in hand Typical user and business requirements to consider when designing business critical pages such as homepages, forms, product pages and mobile interfaces as well as explanations of key things to consider when designing for mobile, internationalization and behavioural change. Smashing UX Design is the complete UX reference manual. Treat it as the UX expert on your bookshelf that you can read from cover-to-cover, or to dip into as the need arises, regardless of whether you have 'UX' in your job title or not.
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| Total Pages | : 311 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Web sites |
| ISBN | : 9783943075380 |
These eBooks are the long-awaited digital version of our bestselling printed book about best practices in modern Web design. They share valuable practical insight into design, usability and coding, provide professional advice for designing mobile applications and building successful e-commerce websites, and explain common coding mistakes and how to avoid them. You'll explore the principles of professional design thinking and graphic design and learn how to apply psychology and game theory to create engaging user experiences.
| Author | : Steven Hoober |
| Publisher | : "O'Reilly Media, Inc." |
| Total Pages | : 585 |
| Release | : 2011-11-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1449321313 |
With hundreds of thousands of mobile applications available today, your app has to capture users immediately. This book provides practical techniques to help you catch—and keep—their attention. You’ll learn core principles for designing effective user interfaces, along with a set of common patterns for interaction design on all types of mobile devices. Mobile design specialists Steven Hoober and Eric Berkman have collected and researched 76 best practices for everything from composing pages and displaying information to the use of screens, lights, and sensors. Each pattern includes a discussion of the design problem and solution, along with variations, interaction and presentation details, and antipatterns. Compose pages so that information is easy to locate and manipulate Provide labels and visual cues appropriate for your app’s users Use information control widgets to help users quickly access details Take advantage of gestures and other sensors Apply specialized methods to prevent errors and the loss of user-entered data Enable users to easily make selections, enter text, and manipulate controls Use screens, lights, haptics, and sounds to communicate your message and increase user satisfaction "Designing Mobile Interfaces is another stellar addition to O’Reilly’s essential interface books. Every mobile designer will want to have this thorough book on their shelf for reference." —Dan Saffer, Author of Designing Gestural Interfaces
| Author | : Ian G. Clifton |
| Publisher | : Addison-Wesley Professional |
| Total Pages | : 864 |
| Release | : 2015-11-21 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0134191951 |
Build Android 6 Material Design Apps That Are Stunningly Attractive, Functional, and Intuitive As Android development has matured and grown increasingly competitive, developers have recognized the crucial importance of good design. With Material Design, Google introduced its most radical visual changes ever, and made effective design even more essential. Android 6 and the design support library continue to push mobile design forward. In Android User Interface Design, Second Edition, leading Android developer and user experience (UX) advocate Ian G. Clifton shows how to combine exceptional usability and outstanding visual appeal. Clifton helps you build apps that new users can succeed with instantly: apps that leverage users’ previous experience previous experience, reflect platform conventions, and never test their patience. You won’t need any design experience: Clifton walks you through the entire process, from wireframes and flowcharts to finished apps with polished animations and advanced compositing. You’ll find hands-on case studies and extensive downloadable sample code, including complete finished apps. • Integrate Material Design into backward compatible Android 6 apps • Understand views, the building blocks of Android user interfaces • Make the most of wireframes and conceptual prototypes • Apply user-centered design throughout • Master the essentials of typography and iconography • Use custom themes and styles for consistent visuals • Handle inputs and scrolling • Create beautiful transition animations • Use advanced components like spans and image caches • Work with the canvas, color filters, shaders, and image compositing • Combine multiple views into efficient custom components • Customize views to meet unique drawing or interaction requirements • Maximize downloads by designing compelling app store assets Step by step, this guide bridges the gap between Android developers and designers, so you can collaborate on world-class app designs...or do it all yourself! “This well-presented, easy-to-grasp book gets to the heart of Android User Interface Design. Well worth the reading time!” --Dr. Adam Porter, University of Maryland, Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering "Ian's grasp of Android is fantastic, and this book is a great read for any developer or designer. I've personally worked on 30+ Android applications, and I was learning new tips with every chapter." --Cameron Banga, Lead Designer, 9magnets, LLC
