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MaterialDesign-Reader

Project #5 of the Android Developer Nanodegree by Udacity.

Project Overview

Redesign a mock RSS feed reader app, featuring banner photos and headlines, to follow the Material Design guidelines and translate a set of static design mocks to a living and breathing app.

Why this Project

This project gives you an opportunity to improve an app’s design, a vital skill for building apps users will love. It also replicates a common developer task of updating and changing an app's design as new standards are released.

Completed Project - MaterialDesign-Reader

• UI
  • CoordinatorLayout
  • CollapsingToolbarLayout
  • FAB

Learning objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of Android design.
• Apply Material Design guidelines to an mobile application.
• Separate an interface into surfaces.
• Effectively use transitions and motion.

Instructions

• Download a zip file of the app.
• Read the user feedback:
  • Lyla says: “This app is starting to shape up but it feels a bit off in quite a few places. I can't put finger on it but it feels odd.”
  • Jay says: “Is the text supposed to be so wonky and unreadable? It is not accessible to those of us without perfect vision."
  • Kagure says: “The color scheme is really sad and I shouldn't feel sad.”
• Implement changes that will improve the UI and make it conform to Material Design.

Project requirements

• Required Behavior
  • 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 conforms to common standards found in the Android Nanodegree General Project Guidelines.
  • App utilizes stable release versions of all libraries, Gradle, and Android Studio.