I’ve been “Googling” for a while now but I am coming up empty on any decent tutorials on how to “prettify”my android app.
Currently, my android app is fully functional but all it is is a bunch of buttons,text on several views.
What options or techniques exist to make it look beautiful, other than changing the font type, size or colour. Also changing the background colour or image isn’t exactly a job done.
I appreciate any guidance on this!
Update
I am not looking for a designer. I just want know how else is someone supposed to design beautiful android apps – surely its just not the XML? Is it just about making a great background and fitting everything around that?
I know the pain you’re going through – I’m still coding my app but I’m also on my third design iteration. UI design is definitely out of my comfort zone but then again, it’s good to push yourself into other areas, now and again, if only to appreciate the skills which the pros have. That said, check out the new Android UI patterns here and you should definitely consider things like a colour scheme, fonts and overall look-and-feel. There’s another good article here by Reto Meier about his approach. Good luck.