Disrupting Design: The Evolution of Google's Material Design
at Digital Disruption Network 2019
Type
keynote
Closing keynote at Northumbria University Digital Disruption (17 May 2019) on building interdisciplinary research to improve Google tools and frameworks, including Material Design - an adaptable system of guidelines, components and tools for UI best practice - and Flutter as a portable UI toolkit across mobile, web and desktop.
People
Elizabeth Churchill
Methods
Design SystemsA design system combines reusable interface elements with guidance that helps teams apply them consistently. Establish shared styles, components and patterns for recurring user tasks, document their intended use, and provide libraries that designers and developers can maintain together. Use it when multiple teams or products repeatedly solve similar interface problems. Reuse established elements, review updates to shared libraries, and contribute improvements informed by research. A useful system supports consistent decisions and reduces duplicated work while continuing to evolve.