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Android Asset Studio Nine-patch Generator update adds an interactive preview 24 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
Nine-patches are one of the most powerful graphical components for creating scalable Android apps. They are, however, sometimes difficult to understand especially when starting with Android developmen...
The new yardstick for the best Android design is here - Timely Alarm Clock 19 Aug 2013 | 04:59 pm
Tasks app is something I've been using as an example of great and simple Android app in many occasions. It's one of the apps that took the new Android design and implemented it in it very basic and in...
Matias Duarte talks about the role of Android guidelines 18 Aug 2013 | 12:16 am
The head of Android design in Google, Matias Duarte, posted a great post to G+ about the role of consistency and Android design guidelines. The post is a good read and relates directly to the discussi...
Yahoo! Weather app - a followup 16 Aug 2013 | 11:53 pm
Yesterday, I wrote an article pointing out issues in the new Yahoo! Weather app. To my surprise the post has turned out to be quite a controversial one. Here are some reactions to it (I won't even tou...
Yahoo! Weather App - A Beautiful Design Failure 16 Aug 2013 | 05:08 am
It is not often when you run into an app that demonstrates both best and worst design and implementation out there. But Yahoo! has done it with their weather app for Android. This app is a sad example...
Google I/O 2013 app source code now available 31 Jul 2013 | 07:23 pm
Google has released source code for the Google I/O app. For years, this has been the best example app around and this year is no exception. The app UI demonstrates tons of different responsive UI appr...
Watch this: DevBytes: Making Apps Beautiful 29 Jul 2013 | 09:56 pm
Ankur Kotwal from Google just released the fifth part of his DevBytes: Making Apps Beautiful series to the Android Developers YouTube channel. Each episode of the series introduces an important part ...
Nick Butcher and Roman Nurik on design consistency 17 Jul 2013 | 04:20 pm
In yesterday's Android Design in Action video podcast Nick Butcher and Roman Nurik talked about design consistency on Android. This is a topic that keeps popping up in many design discussions and seem...
The new Google Maps design - content first. 10 Jul 2013 | 04:16 pm
Google have updated their Google Maps app for Android. This update is a big change from the previous app version. The new app shows couple of very interesting new design choices. Old app version on t...
Google's design team showcases a collection of beautiful apps 4 Jul 2013 | 12:59 am
I'm often asked which apps I'd recommend to new Android designers to look at as great examples. It's not always an easy question to answer. Often apps have great designs but have weaknesses as well. I...
