Google accidentally reveals details about its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive

Google will reveal a new version of its Android design language on the upcoming Google I/O Developer Conference, according to an event schedule on its website, as well as a accidentally published Google -Blogpost. The I/O -Session title refers to important changes to the Android design system, that will evolve from “Material 3” to “Material Design 3 Expressive”. The leaked blog post indicates that Google’s updated design will focus on making interfaces that “make contact with people on an emotional level.”

Design system updates such as this influence on how app developers build for the platform and adjust their experiences for users, which influences the overall feeling of what it is like to use an Android device.

Although little is known about the details of how Material 3 Expressive will be implemented, the blog post offered some high-level details, such as how the new system is characterized by “fat-printed use of shape and coloring of delicious user experiences.”

Material design was first introduced in 2014 and is the open source design system from Google which describes how you can make user interfaces for Android applications, including in areas such as Visual, Motion and Interaction Design. The next biggest update of the system was unveiled in May 2021 as “Material U” (also known as Material 3), and offers an adaptive interface with which users could personalize the Android interface in new ways. For example, if you have updated your Android background, the entire Android experience would also update to match the color scheme.

Material 3 Expressive may not be as big as a revision, but an iteration on the material that you language.

The leaked blog post focused more on the research and the reasoning behind the update, and noticed how people tend to give a more expressive design that improves usability when they are studied. This type of design draws attention to important elements and important user promotions, Google noted, which leads to ‘significant performance in performance’.

Note that the company said that this type of design also makes the use of apps easier for older adults, essentially the playing field for users of all ages leveling.

However, Google indicated that expressive design does not necessarily fit a “one-size with all solution”, and various app makers will still have to respect other established design patterns and standards when adjusting the interface of their app.

Google’s blog post was first noticed by 9to5Google and has since been saved by the Wayback. Although the company quickly took the mail down, the I/O session entitled “Build Next-Level UX with Material 3 Expressive” shows that Google is ready to reveal the updated design system later this month at the developer conference.

According to the description of the session, developers in I/O will learn to use “new emotional design patterns” to stimulate involvement, usability and desire for their product. The company is also planning to share files and Alpha code at that time, so that developers can start experimenting with the changes prior to a public release.