Theming your Android app is not just about choosing a color scheme and that was one of the mistakes that I made. Theming is composed of other factors such as Typography.
You would think typography is just about choosing a font and slapping it not the the app right? Well, that's the second mistake that I made 😊.
What is Typography?
Typography can be defined as the art and technique of arranging type. Although it is an area we usually depend on designers to attend to, I believe as developers, we should have a clue to how it works under the hood.
Material Design has a really cool guide to typography which can be found here.
Styling Text
Using the Material Design Type Scale to style text in the app aids in creating a uniform look and feel across your app. It provides the following styles to apply to your texts:
Headline
Headline styled text appear the largest on the screen.
Attributes:
- textAppearanceHeadline1
- textAppearanceHeadline2
- textAppearanceHeadline3
- textAppearanceHeadline4
- textAppearanceHeadline5
- textAppearanceHeadline6
Subtitle
Subtitle styled text appears smaller than Headline texts.
Attributes:
- textAppearanceSubtitle1
- textAppearanceSubtitle2
Body
Body styled text is commonly used for long-from writing such as articles.
Attributes:
- textAppearanceBody1
- textAppearanceBody2
Caption and Overline
These have the smallest font sizes.
Attributes:
- textAppearanceCaption and textAppearanceOverline respectively.
Button
Used to style text that appears on buttons.
Attributes:
- textAppearanceButton
Material Design Type Scale In Action
You can use type scale, Headline for example, in your app as follows:
And for text on buttons, you can style it as follows:
This allows you to edit the attributes to better suit your app's look and feel.
A full list of Material Design Type Scale can be found here.
Comment with a pic of how you styled text for your app.
References and Resources
- Creative Bloq :What Is Typography?
- Material Design Typography
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