Material Design for Developers

Material design is a comprehensive guide for visual, motion, and interaction design across platforms and devices. To use material design in your Android apps, follow the guidelines described in the material design specification and use the new components and functionality available in Android 5.0 (API level 21).

This class shows you how to create material design apps with the following elements:

• The material theme
• Widgets for cards and lists
• Custom shadows and view clipping
• Vector drawables
• Custom animations

This class also teaches you how to maintain compatibility with versions of Android earlier than 5.0 (API level 21) when you use material design features in your app.

Lessons

Getting Started

Learn how to update your app with material design features.

Using the Material Theme

Learn how to apply material design styles to your app.

Creating Lists and Cards

Learn how to create lists and cards with a consistent look and feel using system widgets.

Defining Shadows and Clipping Views

Learn how to set elevation for your views to create custom shadows and how to clip views.

Working with Drawables

Learn how to create vector drawables and how to tint drawable resources.

Defining Custom Animations

Learn how to create custom animations for views and activity transitions with shared elements.

Maintaining Compatibility

Learn how to maintain compatibility with platform versions earlier than Android 5.0.