📺 Watch my I/O session on customizing Material Design
My colleague Bradley and I had the chance to film a quick session going over the upcoming customization features that will unlock broader expression using Material components.
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Design tips, guides, and practical advice to advance your practice.
☕️ Interface as Environment • Doubleshot
Part of the work I’ve been doing during the hiatus centers on the role of the interface as an environmental facet of our lives.
Beyond the Text Field: Louise Macfadyen, Author of Designing AI Interfaces
Managing the conceptual distance between what AI actually does and what people imagine it can do, with Designing AI Interfaces author Louise Macfadyen
The Story of Menu_Open
How the menu_open icon got encoded in Material Components history.
The State of Buttons
The button's complexity is a result of how flexible the concept of a button really is. It's just a region of space on screen that triggers some action.
The Subtle Typographic Details in Goodreads’ New Logo
A mini design breakdown of the new logo face.
True is Better Than New: David Reinfurt, A *Co–* Program for Graphic Design
How individual perspective is the real driver of design as a practice.
Designing the (New) Identity of Design Notes
A new system for the show that stays true to its roots while making it fresh, bold, and focused.
Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert
The latest evolution of Google’s design system: Material 3 Expressive.
Beauty Across the Board: Rich Fulcher, UX Director
Rich Fulcher on game design, UX systems, and beautifying Google products
Code, Creativity, Performance: Will Larche, Engineering Manager, Google
Engineering as the "study of making choices."
Fab Components: Bethany Fong, Design Director
How the heady early days of Material unfolded.
Debunking the Ketchup Bottle Once and for All 🍅
Okay. I don’t need to open this post with the ketchup bottle meme. It’s a picture that everyone’s seen—and that I’
One Thing Google+ Got Right
Decentralized platforms are picking up steam, and one reason I’m excited for that comes back to Google+
📚 Read This: What Does Your UI Say To Your Users?
New on the Material Blog: a post from Nico Thornley, Brenton Simpson, Julia Feldman, and Michael Gilbert about research the team did to determine how users perceive Material 3 against Material 2.
How to Find Device Metrics and dp Resolution for Any Screen (Updated)
If Googling doesn’t give you the numbers you need, or you just want to show off your math skills, here’s a relatively easy way to determine the relevant metrics for your designs.
📺 Watch This: How Grade Impacts Readability
In this video, Material researchers unpack their findings about how grade adjustments impact readability in a variety of settings.
How I Turned My Pixelbook Into a Creative Writing Machine
Four easy steps to transform an old laptop into a dedicated writing tool.
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