Smashing Android UI

Book Description

Smashing Android UI (Smashing Magazine Book Series)

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!

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO ANDROID DESIGN 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Usability and User Interface Design 3
Chapter 2: Don’t Start Coding Just Yet 19
Chapter 3: Considerations in Designing for Mobile and Touch Devices 31
Chapter 4: Exploring the Android Platform 43

PART II: ANDROID PLATFORM FEATURES AND UI COMPONENTS 61
Chapter 5: Android App Structure and Online Guidelines 63
Chapter 6: Android Intents 73
Chapter 7: Android App Navigation Structure 87
Chapter 8: Home Screen App Widgets 103
Chapter 9: Notifying and Informing Users 119
Chapter 10: Designing For Hardware Buttons, Input Methods, and Sensors 137
Chapter 11: Designing Platform User Interface Components 155

PART III: SCALABLE ANDROID DESIGN 193
Chapter 12: Managing Android Resources 195
Chapter 13: Android App Layouts 207
Chapter 14: Scalable Graphics 227
Chapter 15: Beyond Scalable – Responsive Design 245
Chapter 16: Implementing Responsive User Interfaces 263

PART IV: ANDROID UI DESIGN PATTERNS 283
Chapter 17: Introduction to User Interface Design Patterns 285
Chapter 18: User Action Design Patterns 291
Chapter 19: Navigation and Layout Design Patterns 315
Chapter 20: Data Design Patterns 337
Chapter 21: User Interface Design Anti-Patterns 349

中文：

书名：粉碎Android用户界面

粉碎安卓用户界面(粉碎杂志系列丛书)

设计师和开发人员为Android设备开发出色的应用程序

如果你正在为Android智能手机和平板电脑开发应用程序，你就知道仅仅开发这款应用程序是不够的。该应用程序必须是直观的，布局良好，易于使用。 粉碎Android用户界面 向您展示如何做到这一点。这本实用的全彩书籍从基本组件开始，向您展示如何创建可伸缩的布局，利用自适应布局和片段，遵循Android设计最佳实践，并使用Android UI设计模式设计流畅、直观的用户界面。

最新的导游之一，在可怕的 Smashing Magazine 系列书籍，这本书用专业的技巧和创新的想法带你超越基础。了解智能解决方案，帮助您在构建可扩展到多种可能的Android设备和浏览器组合的应用程序时避免陷阱。

• 教授开发和设计可在所有Android手机和平板电脑上运行的应用程序的实用技术
• 帮助有Android经验但不一定有设计经验的开发人员，以及希望遵循Android设计最佳实践和模式的设计人员
• 从如何使用简单组件开始，然后转向构建可伸缩的布局
• 介绍自适应布局和片段、响应性设计，以及如何使用Android UI设计模式设计用户界面

粉碎Android用户界面：手机和平板电脑的响应性Android用户界面和设计模式 帮助您为最热门的技术产品&Android设备创建应用程序！

Table of Contents

第一部分：Android设计简介1
第1章：可用性和用户界面设计简介3
Chapter 2: Don’t Start Coding Just Yet 19
第三章：设计移动和触摸设备时应考虑的问题31
第4章：探索Android平台43

第二部分：Android平台功能和用户界面组件61
第5章：Android应用程序结构和在线指南63
第6章：Android意图73
第7章：Android应用导航结构87
第8章：主屏幕应用程序小部件103
第9章：通知和通知用户119
第10章：硬件按钮、输入法和传感器的设计137
第11章：设计平台用户界面组件155

PART III: SCALABLE ANDROID DESIGN 193
第12章：管理Android资源195
第13章：Android应用布局207
第14章：可伸缩图形227
第15章：超越可扩展-响应性设计245
第16章：实现响应式用户界面263

第四部分：Android用户界面设计模式283
Chapter 17: Introduction to User Interface Design Patterns 285
Chapter 18: User Action Design Patterns 291
Chapter 19: Navigation and Layout Design Patterns 315
第20章：数据设计模式337
第21章：用户界面设计反模式349