Create material design-style Android apps that are amazingly attractive, functional, and intuitive!

As the Android OS has evolved and become more competitive, developers have recognized the critical importance of good app design. With Material Design, Google introduced the most radical visual changes ever made and raised the importance of effective design to an even higher level. In this book, the author demonstrates how to create extremely user-friendly and visually very attractive interfaces.

The book will teach you how to create applications that use the user's previous experience and never test his patience! Applications that new users successfully master on the first try!

The book covers the following main topics:

implementing material design in Android applications while maintaining backward compatibility; introduction to widgets, the basic building blocks Android user interface; making the most of sketches and concept prototypes; user-centric interface design techniques; basic typography and iconography; using custom themes and styles for a consistent design; handling input and scrolling; creating animation effects with interesting transitions; techniques for using advanced components, such as text snippets and image caches; techniques for working with canvas, color filters, shaders, and how to combine images; combining multiple widgets into powerful components; customizing widgets to meet unique display or interaction requirements; tips for increasing app downloads by creating the necessary resources for the online application store.