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Google announces Material Design Award winners for 2021

Google announces Material Design Award winners for 2021

December 17, 2021
Google has announced the results of its seventh annual Material Design Awards, commemorating three apps that create great experiences using its Material Design guidelines. This year's awards cover three categories -- the best large screen adaptation, best dark theme implementation, and the best motion design. Here are the winners of this year's Material Design awards. Large...
This week in Tech: Android 12L, new mid-range Qualcomm chips, Facebook rebranding, and more

This week in Tech: Android 12L, new mid-range Qualcomm chips, Facebook rebranding, and more

October 30, 2021
After last week's frenzy, this week in tech was a little relaxed. Even then, we saw a few significant announcements, like Google announcing Android 12L, Qualcomm releasing four new mid-range chips, and Facebook changing its name. If you missed any of our coverage, here's a brief recap of all the noteworthy developments in the tech...
Material You is the future of Google’s design for Android and beyond

Material You is the future of Google’s design for Android and beyond

May 18, 2021
Google has evolved its Material design language ever since its introduction in Android 5.0 Lollipop, and in recent years, the company has been moving towards a flatter and more monochrome design. Today at Google I/O, an updated version of Material Design was announced with a focus on customization, called 'Material You'. Material You is a new...
Graphic design for Android developers: Creating the ideal app icon

Graphic design for Android developers: Creating the ideal app icon

December 2, 2019
No matter what marketplace or service an app is distributed through, its app icon is the first thing a prospective user would notice. First impressions are of paramount importance when trying to reel in new users, which means that icons are key components of any application. And, regardless of the intent of the app, creating...
Google Pay (Tez) for India gets a Material Theme redesign

Google Pay (Tez) for India gets a Material Theme redesign

November 25, 2019
Google recently attempted to unify all of its payment services and payment solutions, which included services formerly called Android Pay and Google Wallet, under a single umbrella: Google Pay. This unification included local solutions: Google Tez, an India-only payment service based on the UPI system, was also rolled into Google Pay. As you can guess,...
The fall and rise of Roboto, Android’s default font

The fall and rise of Roboto, Android’s default font

October 7, 2019
It’s easy to overlook the importance of typefaces in software design, especially when it comes to designing graphical user interfaces. Sadly though, even the best typefaces ever created, including Helvetica (arguably the most popular no-frills typeface ever created), would turn to mush if they were scanned and used on computers as-is, the way they were...
[Update: Rolls out next week] Hands-on with Google Drive’s new Google Material Theme redesign

[Update: Rolls out next week] Hands-on with Google Drive’s new Google Material Theme redesign

March 12, 2019
At this year's Google I/O developer conference, Google unveiled the Material Theme tools to aid developers in designing UIs that match their brand while incorporating elements of Material Design. Google’s own Material Theme design makes liberal use of light colors, cards, and rounded corners. So far, Google Calculator, Google Photos, Google Chrome, Android Messages, Google Phone, Google Contacts, and Google Calendar have...
Google wants developers to add dark themes to save battery life

Google wants developers to add dark themes to save battery life

November 9, 2018
There are many different reasons why a big chunk of our readers loves dark themes. They're more aesthetically pleasing, they're easier on the eyes, and when done right, and under the right conditions, they might even save some battery. These are just a handful of reasons why dark Substratum themes populate the Play Store---as most...
Download: Google Keep Notes with revamped Google Material Theme

Download: Google Keep Notes with revamped Google Material Theme

October 17, 2018
We first heard about a revamp to Google Material Design back in February referencing the redesign of Android's design language. The refresh was officially announced at Google I/O 2018. The Material Theming tools allow any brand to create their own style of Material Design. Google's Material Theme has rolled out to Google Photos, Google Drive, Android Messages,...
Download: Google Calendar 6.0 with new Google Material Theme redesign

Download: Google Calendar 6.0 with new Google Material Theme redesign

September 24, 2018
At Google I/O, Google detailed the next step in their theming guidelines. The purpose of the Material Theme tools is to allow developers and companies to design their own user interfaces without being limited to design elements in the first iterations of Material Design. Google's Material Theme design, for instance, is notably white and round...
Touchscreen Chromebooks will get a dynamic Material Theme UI

Touchscreen Chromebooks will get a dynamic Material Theme UI

September 24, 2018
The Mountain View tech giant has been putting a lot of attention on their web browser lately. It makes a lot of sense too as Chrome is the most used browser worldwide (with partial help thanks to Android). The company just recently rolled out a new Material Design style to most platforms. One platform that...
Google Calculator gets a Material Theme redesign in latest update

Google Calculator gets a Material Theme redesign in latest update

September 17, 2018
Ever since Google introduced Material Design, we've seen apps stray further and further from Google's initial guidelines. That's fine for most apps, but it's a bit jarring to see UI inconsistencies even among Google's apps. With the new Google Material Theme guidelines (commonly referred to as "Material Design 2," though Google stresses that each brand should have...