Kdad Library is a beautifully crafted iOS application built with UIKit programmatically. It lets users browse, search, and view detailed information about popular books using the Google Books API.
It features a polished UI design, interactive detail pages with metadata and backdrop images, a favoriting system, and theme customization with a Theme Manager.
📹 Demo:
Watch on Loom
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📚 Book List & Search
- View trending and popular books
- Dynamic search functionality with live results
- Scrollable list with book cover, title, and description
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🖼️ Book Detail View
- Backdrop image and cover art
- Metadata (title, author, release date, rating)
- Description text
- Open Book button → preview in browser
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❤️ Favoriting
- Toggle heart icon to favorite/unfavorite books
- Persistent favorites across navigation
- (Future: persistence across launches)
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🎨 Theme Manager
- Built-in dark mode / light mode toggle
- Custom deep vanilla light theme with user preference saving
- Parallax and motion effects with “Reduce Motion” toggle
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🛠️ UIKit Programmatic UI
- No Storyboards — fully programmatic UIKit
- Auto Layout constraints
- Clean MVC architecture
- Navigation Controller with custom back button support
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🚀 Performance & Polish
- Smooth scrolling and optimized image loading with Nuke
- Professional app structure for App Store readiness
- Future support for categories, genres, and library sync
Must-Have
- Users can view a list of popular books
- Users can search for books with a search bar
- Users can tap a book to see details
- Users can favorite/unfavorite books with a heart icon
Nice-to-Have
- Persist favorited books across launches
- Show preview links to read samples in browser
- Swipe to unfavorite a book
- Browse by category or genre
📖 Book List Screen
- Scrollable list of popular books
- Header: Kdad Library
- Search bar at the top
📘 Book Detail Screen
- Backdrop + cover image
- Title, author, release date, and rating
- Description
- Favorite toggle (heart icon)
- Open Book → preview link
- Book List Screen → Tap book → Book Detail Screen
- Book Detail Screen → Back → Book List Screen
Hand-drawn wireframe of app navigation and key screens:
(Bonus: add Figma/XD mockups if available)
Book
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | String | Unique ID of the book |
| title | String | Book title |
| authors | Array | List of authors |
| description | String | Book overview |
| publishedDate | String | Release date |
| imageLinks | Object | Thumbnail & backdrop images |
| previewLink | String | URL to preview the book |
| averageRating | Float | Optional rating |
This project is licensed under the MIT License.