Ask HN: Do you really like Google's Material Design?

1 points by rochak 9y ago ↗ HN

I have been on the Android bandwagon for quite a while using it since Gingerbread. The version with the best aesthetically pleasing design for me was Kitkat. After that with the introduction of Google's Material Design with Lollipop, I was kind of unsure with their take on the layered card like design. And even the waves that appeared when you clicked a button. Did you too have the same experience?

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davelnewton 9y ago ↗

I'm not a huge fan of the micro-interaction animations to the degree they seem to be in vogue now.

Other than that, yeah, I like it in general.

cocktailpeanuts 9y ago ↗

I find it funny how a company not particularly famous for being good at design (probably the other way around) tells people what to do in terms of design.

I understand where they're coming from--they have so many shitty designed apps on their play store that they probably felt the need to give guidance--but there are still many of their guidelines that are too subjective and i disagree with.

Basically they too have no idea what they're doing. One good example is their bottom navigation bar. They used to "recommend" that you shouldn't use those but use the top header, but found out that it's much more convenient for users to have the buttons at the bottom, so they changed their mind and added the bottom navigation bar. Knowing this, I just use it as a guideline but never think of it as an absolute rule. It's bad for building cross-platform apps too.

g00gler 9y ago ↗

IMO, Android has gotten better every year. I love material design.

As a developer (clear distinction from designer) my favorite thing about mobile development is the UI components. I can create something much more compelling with MD with much less effort.