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Android Developers Lab : Bangalore 06 Oct 2010

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2:28PM Icon Design PSD and Adobe Illustrator templates are available, and are highly recommended.  2:23PM 9-Patch Drawables Image divided into 9 pieces, corners not re-sizable, 2 sides are stretchable. Looks good even in resizing. 2:12PM UI design patterns Dashboard : Flavours, new features, 3-6 important features. Action Bar : usually on the top of the screen, for most common tasks., replaces title,no contextual actions Quick Actions Search Bar, can replace action bar, suggestions Companion Widget 2:03PM UI Guideline Focus on users Age, Skill Level, Culture, Disabilities What to do with your app Devices How the device being used Right things visible Secondary stuff on options menu Proper Feedback Use at least 4 states(default, disables, clicked etc) Be Predictable If something is clickable, make it look clickable! Activity stack to be used with care. Fault Tolerance CDD : Compatibility Definition Document Design Considerations Screen