Google’s ‘Material 3’ Design Write-Up Is 93.3 Percent Embarrassing
This page from Google Design on their “Material 3” UI language came to my attention after my snarky post about the ungainly new to-do app they bizarrely bragged about on Twitter/X this week. I don’t think this “Material 3” page is new — I think it’s a few years old — but I’d never seen it before. First, it’s crazy that (in desktop browsers with a mouse cursor) they change the I-beam cursor for…
Google's Material 3 design write-up has earned a 93.3% embarrassment rating, according to a recent article. The UI language features a desktop cursor change to a circle during text selection, which seems fun but hampers precise character selection. The design team appears to have taken a spoof-like approach, as a paragraph claims a 32% increase in subculture perception, a 34% boost in modernity, and a 30% rise in rebelliousness after implementing expressive designs.
However, the percentages assigned to "rebelliousness," "modernity," and "subculture perception" are particularly eyebrow-raising. A video of the Google Design team conducting this research can be found for those interested in watching.
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