/XYZReader

A mock RSS feed reader featuring banner photos and headlines. An Udacity Nanodegree project

Primary LanguageJava

XYZReader

Project Overview

This app is a mock RSS feed reader featuring banner photos and headlines. I have Redesign this app to follow the Material Design guidelines and translate a set of static design mocks to a living and breathing app. This project gave me an opportunity to improve an app’s design, a vital skill for building apps users will love.

Project Specification

App uses the Design Support library and its provided widget types (FloatingActionButton, AppBarLayout, SnackBar, etc).

App uses CoordinatorLayout for the main Activity.

App theme extends from AppCompat.

App uses an AppBar and associated Toolbars.

App provides a Floating Action Button for the most common action(s).

App properly specifies elevations for app bars, FABs, and other elements specified in the Material Design specification.

App has a consistent color theme defined in styles.xml. Color theme does not impact usability of the app.

App provides sufficient space between text and surrounding elements.

App uses images that are high quality, specific, and full bleed.

App uses fonts that are either the Android defaults, are complementary, and aren't otherwise distracting.

App utilizes stable release versions of all libraries, Gradle, and Android Studio.

What did I Learn?

  1. Understand the fundamentals of Android design.

  2. Apply Material Design guidelines to an mobile application.

  3. Separate an interface into surfaces.

  4. Effectively use transitions and motion.

  5. Using coordinator layout to coordinate motion between the views.

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