Introducing the Official Android Design Principles Website

January 12, 2012

Introducing the Official Android Design Principles Website 4

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Matias Duarte is on a mission to make Android beautiful, and with the launch of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, he's off to a good start. Now the goal is to get app developers in on the makeover process. Today the Android team launched “Android Design” to help developers adapt to the look and feel of 4.0 and Google's own suite of apps. The site is full of tips and tricks for making your apps look like native elements of Ice Cream Sandwich. Here's what Mr. Duarte had to say.

This is the second part of our Ice Cream Sandwich launch. As this site goes up, I can feel like it's finished. Like ICS is truly complete.

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Originally from Mathews Virginia, Jim is now residing in Newport News where he attends Christopher Newport University, majoring in Computer Science. He interns with NASA Langley by day, and scours the internet for Android News by night. In his free time, he enjoys stand-up paddle-boarding, pwning on XBOX Live, coding, or hanging out with his favorite gal in the world, Morgan. His hero is Dean Kamen, you know, aside from Andy Rubin, and as for politics he’s for Open Source, Net Neutrality, and Unlimited Data.