Android is getting a makeover. The company calls it “Material Design,” a new guideline for developers to create apps with. The redesign will debut with the upcoming version of Android, currently named “Android L.”
There are new grids, unified animations, and depth to make the Android interface feel more fluid. One of the biggest benefits of Material Design is that user experience will be the same across all devices.
“We wanted one consistent vision for mobile, desktop, and beyond, something clear and simple that people would intuitively understand,” said Google vice president of design Matias Duarte.
Material Design isn’t just coming to Android, but to the web as well. Using a library of prewritten software called Polymer, developers can easily create web interfaces that incorporate Material Design. This means web apps will be more powerful than ever, and will act and feel like native applications on Android.
