Chapter 9. Polishing with Animations

Animations have slowly become more and more important in apps. Not long ago, it was common for all actions to have sudden and nonobvious consequences, but animations have become an expectation now. Material Design has placed particular emphasis on the fluidity of design, making it more important than ever to include animations in your app.

Purpose of Animations

Many people mistakenly assume animations are just there for show or that they are just “eye candy” of some sort, but animations are a major part of user experience. They can certainly make an app feel more fun, but the real purpose is to explain changes to users. The past few chapters have been about overall hierarchy answering questions of how the ...

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