Gina Trapani said exactly what I was thinking when I heard all the "high falutin " design talk i...

[G+_Snuffy Sims]

Gina Trapani said exactly what I was thinking when I heard all the "high falutin" design talk in the Google I/O keynote: Material Design = Skeuomorphism 2.0.  But I also agree it looks great, and I'm looking forward to it.

http://www.google.com/design/spec/material-design/introduction.html

[G+_Mark Stronge]

While Apple has basically said skeuomorphism is a failure and gone flat, Google have said, you're wrong, but this is the right way to implement it

[G+_Marlon Thompson]

Alan Char you might be interested in this article if you have not seen it as yet https://medium.com/@mikanger/magical-realism-29106d84cbc3

[G+_Alan Char]

Marlon Thompson

Thanks!  Once you get past the initial high-falutin language :) (and Harry Potter?), it's an interesting read.  Although it makes a good case for why Material Design is a natural successor, or even a response, to skeuomorphism, I'm still not convinced that UI design is not just fashion.  We'll see if Material Design has a longer lifespan than Holo did.

 

After all, the choice of limitations he described is pretty much what happens whenever you create a UI framework.  Other than in video games, the digital landscape has never been truly limitless. The framework constrains your UI design to a certain extent, but you still have to follow the framework's intended design principles.  Which is why all UI frameworks come with guidelines for appropriate use.

 

I think what the article may be saying is that Material Design will have more limitations than previous frameworks (like Holo).  Maybe, but as a developer, I don't think of it so much as limitations, but as providing more features.  It's what frameworks are about.  It reduces effort for developers who take advantage of it, while providing a more consistent experience to the user.

[G+_Marlon Thompson]

Yeah Alan Char I was rolling my eyes at the Harry Potter thing too, but hey if Jony Ive can sit in his white room and call everything magical i'll give them that.