James WilliamsUnderstanding CustomPaint, CustomPainter, and the CanvasIn this post, we’ll dig into drawing with the CustomPaint widget, CustomPainters and the Canvas.Jan 8, 20201Jan 8, 20201
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.Jan 7, 2020Jan 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…Dec 2, 20193Dec 2, 20193
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…Jul 30, 2019Jul 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.Jul 15, 20192Jul 15, 20192
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…Dec 30, 2018Dec 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…Dec 28, 2018Dec 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…Aug 13, 2018Aug 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…Aug 7, 2018Aug 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…Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018