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Do you have a concrete critique of Material? That was a lot of vitriol without any substance.
by bsimpson 8y ago
Do you have a concrete critique of Material? That was a lot of vitriol without any substance.
- GordonS 8y agoNot the OP, but I personally find it very flat, and very much lacking in contrast. I tend to find my eyes scanning and hunting for things all the time with Material Design.
- w4rh4wk5 8y agoAlso not OP, but I too dislike Material. My main issue is that interactable controls don't stand out. Sometimes it takes me multiple seconds to recognize a button. Apart from that, I simply dislike the look. It oft reminds me of Windows' Metro due to the sharp edges and corners. I'd prefer Apple's UI design over Metro although I am a Windows / Linux user. One more thing, looking at Android apps, they sometimes use many different color tones without any underlying meaning. Or such an obscure meaning, that I still struggle understanding it.
- benatkin 8y agoIt's too long for an HN comment. There are so many things to consider. The safe choice is probably to not use Material UI. Here's a nice article from the point of view of someone who decided against it. The comment thread is good too. https://medium.com/techtrument/bye-bye-material-design-acaebcc7c6b4 https://medium.com/techtrument/bye-bye-material-design-acaeb... As for the vitriol, here's a quote from the comments on the above post: "As much I agree with you about what it has given to the community, as I disagree about not being fair to criticise it. Every creation should be criticised, especially if it’s unquestionably used by millions. Otherwise we won’t get anywhere. Criticism is not bad, even if it is done harshly. Especially in the age of corporations and their visually subliminal effects on an entire civilisation, I cannot possibly promote discouragement to criticism like you do."