James WilliamsUnderstanding CustomPaint, CustomPainter, and the CanvasIn this post, we’ll dig into drawing with the CustomPaint widget, CustomPainters and the Canvas.4 min read·Jan 8, 2020--1--1
James WilliamsPlanning Your Entry for the Flutter Clock ChallengeI can’t enter the Flutter Clock Challenge but I can share how I would design an entry and what I would study and learn in the process.4 min read·Jan 7, 2020----
James WilliamsWhich Flutter widgets you should learn first…according to SCIENCE.A couple months ago, I had the question “Would it be possible to code a Flutter app visually without code?” I got my answer and more. But…6 min read·Dec 2, 2019--3--3
James WilliamsImplementing Flutter Web’s Dad Jokes app in BlocksAfter getting the canonical Counter app working with blocks, as well as a tech demo of creating ListViews (pictured below), I set upon…2 min read·Jul 30, 2019----
James WilliamsVisual Programming with FlutterPerplexed by an error that caused a RSOD, one day I wondered “what if you could write Flutter code without code? Nah…” Turns out you can.4 min read·Jul 15, 2019--2--2
James WilliamsCreating a holiday tree AnimatedVectorDrawableIn the last post, I used rotation and a couple of key frames to create an animated Android. You can do a lot with a couple of well thought…4 min read·Dec 30, 2018----
James WilliamsAnimating an AnimatedVectorDrawable with BlenderIn a couple recent posts, I explored creating AnimatedVectorDrawables in Shape Shifter and Blender. For the most part, Blender has been…2 min read·Dec 28, 2018----
James WilliamsinUdacity Eng & DataDesign Quickie: Giving User Feedback with AnimatedVectorDrawablesWith layouts like MotionLayout on the horizon adding to the focus on instructive and meaningful motion in Material Design, it’s even more…2 min read·Aug 13, 2018----
James WilliamsCreating AnimatedVectorDrawables with Shape Shifter, Part IIIn the previous post, I shared a video showing how to create an AnimatedVectorDrawable from scratch using solely Shape Shifter. In this…7 min read·Aug 7, 2018----
James WilliamsCreating AnimatedVectorDrawables with Shape ShifterWould you like to add custom AnimatedVectorDrawable animations to your Android app? Are you trying to this work without the help of a…1 min read·Jul 27, 2018----