cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1088794/google-teases-liquid-glass-inspired-design-coming-with-the-next-material-you-design-lang
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Can’t wait for them to update 20% of their apps with it.
The pixel illustrated Google Now design language of Lollipop and Jellybean was superior to Material/Material You.
I don’t get what the big deal is about a theme.
It’s flashy and easy?
They can’t think of anything actually useful to design anymore.
Sh#t, I hope it won’t be forced on us and remains as a toggle, but knowing Google I can’t have too much hope.
I was a fan of this style when Vista did it. I was a fan when Apple did it, I’m a fan of it now. Give me blurry glass everywhere pls.
You voiced your opinion, which adds original, human made content and promotes social interaction on the platform. The fact that someone downvoted you really grinds my gears. Downvoting buries content, it makes it irrelevant and undervalued.
Lurkers too lazy to post a comment and instead using “downvote” as a “disagree” button should stop doing that and actually compensate for the bandwidth they consume on the platform with their comment, whatever it is, as long as it is respectful and constructive.
Also: I like liquid glass but I think it should be more moderately used. I think sometimes where it is overused it can be bad for legibility and usability.
Listen I will fully admit it can be garish when overdone (like on ios honestly) and heavy on system resources for no good reason. But aesthetically? Aesthetically it kinda slaps!
If many devs would switch to it just as they did with M3 Expressive, I’m gonna quit Android and go touch some grass instead.
FUCKING FINALLY