Inspired by Chet Haase's article on RenderNode, I wanted to create something that could make use of a blur effect. I decided on a button that could be used as a Day/Night toggle. It would be a relatively simple layout; a sun and moon peeking out from…
I created an app years ago to log business trips in my personal vehicle for tax purposes (my partner and I operate a small ice cream shop). It was written before Compose had hit the scene so it was due for a refresh and I was curious to try a…
This article details a generative art project I completed recently. A project whose result I've tasked with the hero image on my little site here! The inspiration was an image I found online that looked like a sphere but was in fact a series of straight lines. It…
I'm a big fan of the 2019 Netflix logo animation. I was curious if I could pull off something similar for an Android app. It could be a slick launch animation compared to the static app logo we typically see for apps. The first portion of the animation…
I came across an article a while back that covered replicating an animated action menu in Compose. It was an excellent read but the final animation felt like it was lacking some nuance in my eyes. I had some thoughts on improvements to make the motion sparkle so I decided…