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I'd add that material UI is one of the worst things to come out of Google, and their implementation in GCP, Gmail etc. I absolutely hate it, and it looks cheap.
by absolutelyrad 6y ago
I'd add that material UI is one of the worst things to come out of Google, and their implementation in GCP, Gmail etc. I absolutely hate it, and it looks cheap. Even Windows 10 interface looks better.
Even though Material UI is functional, there is something off about it. Something is weird about it, and I can't tell what. Maybe there's a word for it. It feels/looks cheap, like designed for the lowest common denominator device. Like... at least add a backdrop filter/blur to it, it gives a different feeling. The current flat design feels dead and soul less.
The only place where material UI is suitable is Google search. Not Gmail, not GCP and DEFINATELY NOT on stock android.
- ehvatum 6y agoI think I can explain. The original google interface was a text box hanging in white space. Mind-blowing. Let's use this as our design language.
- deckard1 6y agoand you really have to thank Slashdot for that one. They really put the pressure on Google to stay lean. It was a backlash at the time against search engines that looked like these: https://twitter.com/dannysullivan/status/520631248826294272 https://twitter.com/dannysullivan/status/520631248826294272 This thread from 2001 is also an interesting read: https://slashdot.org/story/01/06/25/1316227/google-plans-an-ipo https://slashdot.org/story/01/06/25/1316227/google-plans-an-...
- richardfey 6y agoSomeone explained it some years ago. It was about the lack of consistency in shadows and that conveying depth on a virtual sheet of paper does not feel natural
- camjohnson26 6y agoIt makes every app feel like a toy.
- Andrex 6y ago> Even Windows 10 interface looks better. Whoah whoah whoah, let's not get ahead of ourselves here. To start with, which part of the Windows 10 UI are you specifically referencing? It's quite the hodgepodge.