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Has there been any research on whether Material Design has superior UX for desktop use? I've just tried the new settings screen on Chrome 59, and personally I

Has there been any research on whether Material Design has superior UX for desktop use? I've just tried the new settings screen on Chrome 59, and personally I find it far, far worse than what it was previously. I hate this trend of hiding essential top-level navigation behind a hamburger menu, especially on desktop.

agumonkey 9y ago
It seems like an excellent idea that is only an idea. I was pro at first but most of the time I dread a little. Only advantage is that it suits mobile a little bit, and now google has mostly one UX.
neogodless 9y ago
I'm not sure it's "hidden" in this case. In fact, the hamburger seems to just open "shortcuts." The fact that I can click Advanced and see where Passwords are is a big improvement, in my opinion. One of the main reasons I go into settings is to manage my passwords. I always had a hard time visually scanning for them with the old layout. So there's one tiny drop of anecdotal evidence that it's a little better.
diminish 9y ago
Actually on material design, I liked the look though it smells a bit classic as of now. But what I dislike the most is that I have to navigate and click more than necessary for simple tasks.
caub 9y ago
And I think the exact opposite I don't have a big screen (15"4) I want the browser header to be as thin as possible
tyingq 9y ago
I struggle with what things are buttons in material design. Everything looks flat, so clickable things look like labels to me. Especially buttons that aren't rectangles.
- yoodenvranx 9y ago
  Try reading a material design page or app on a shitty old TN display and you are in for a treat. It is virtually impossible to tell forground from background because all the "light gray" colors look the same on such a display and the gray-ness also changes with the viewing angle.
arenaninja 9y ago
Yes as much as I'm not a designer I dislike the usability of flat designs
netdur 9y ago
actually material design says otherwise it is just Googlers doesn't follow material design specs https://blog.prototypr.io/mobile-first-desktop-worst-f900909ae9e2 https://blog.prototypr.io/mobile-first-desktop-worst-f900909...

agumonkey 9y ago

It seems like an excellent idea that is only an idea. I was pro at first but most of the time I dread a little. Only advantage is that it suits mobile a little bit, and now google has mostly one UX.

neogodless 9y ago

I'm not sure it's "hidden" in this case. In fact, the hamburger seems to just open "shortcuts." The fact that I can click Advanced and see where Passwords are is a big improvement, in my opinion. One of the main reasons I go into settings is to manage my passwords. I always had a hard time visually scanning for them with the old layout. So there's one tiny drop of anecdotal evidence that it's a little better.

diminish 9y ago

Actually on material design, I liked the look though it smells a bit classic as of now. But what I dislike the most is that I have to navigate and click more than necessary for simple tasks.

caub 9y ago

And I think the exact opposite I don't have a big screen (15"4) I want the browser header to be as thin as possible

tyingq 9y ago

I struggle with what things are buttons in material design. Everything looks flat, so clickable things look like labels to me. Especially buttons that aren't rectangles.

yoodenvranx 9y ago
Try reading a material design page or app on a shitty old TN display and you are in for a treat. It is virtually impossible to tell forground from background because all the "light gray" colors look the same on such a display and the gray-ness also changes with the viewing angle.

arenaninja 9y ago

Yes as much as I'm not a designer I dislike the usability of flat designs

netdur 9y ago

actually material design says otherwise it is just Googlers doesn't follow material design specs https://blog.prototypr.io/mobile-first-desktop-worst-f900909ae9e2 https://blog.prototypr.io/mobile-first-desktop-worst-f900909...