Everything you need to know about Google's new Material Design: An Illustrated Primer

Ximena Vengoechea a. Overview b. Deep dive: Foundations of Imagery, Dimensionality, Motion c. The multi-screen world d. Getting started e. Extras: Design sprints, Wearables material design: a primer In its simplest form, material design is a new visual design language that will operate across all of Googles platforms (Chrome web, Android devices, wearables, and the like). what is material design? material design but what does that look like? deep dive visuals + imagery dimen- sion- ality motion material design for the multi- screen world material design for the multi- screen world getting started Resources: google.com/design gv.com/designsprint developer.android.com/wear CCA meetups: https://www.cca. edu/academics/wearables Google Material Design book: my desk :) extras the design sprint the design sprint, at scale designing for wearables 9 principles of material design 1. the material metaphor 2. tangible surfaces 3. dimensional affordances 4. one design 5. bold and intentional 6. emphasize actions 7. user-initiated change 8. animation choreography 9. meaningful motion thanks!