Understanding Material Design
summary
Deep dive into the guidelines presents concrete claims: material sheets are 1 DP thick, occupy a unique XYZ point, are impenetrable and mutable (they can join, split, heal, be created or destroyed), and animations must motion provides meaning by starting at the tap and preserving continuity. Examples include changing Floating Action Button behavior via the design support library and the bottom navigation behaving to material rules rather than a template. The closing prescription is clear: deviate with purpose when behavior, not appearance, needs to change.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:31Material Design
- 8:47Material is a Metaphor
- 9:56Light and Surface
- 11:01Graphic Intentional
- 12:42Motion Provides Meaning
- 14:51Material Properties
- 17:27Materials in a Table
- 18:53Material Healing
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