Material Design Vs Flat Design

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Material Design Vs Flat Design
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Contents

• Introduction
• Key Features of Material Based Design
• Benefits Of Material Design
• Flat Design
• Key Benefits of Flat Designs

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Introduction

• Googles material design is the buzzword among
  design and development professionals of today.
  The goal of material design is to improve the
  brand experiences of the consumers, taking them
  one step ahead of flat design.
• Material design offers a combination of flat and
  3 dimensional which adds to the interactivity of
  the user experience.
• One of core benefits of Googles material design
  is the clear cut design guidelines for designers.
• There are various ways in which designers can use
  the material design philosophy
• -Multiple elements can be stacked up for creating
  a unique design experience for the users
• -Besides the layers, the designers can create a
  bold look for the users to get a pleasant overall
  experience

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Key Features of Material Design

• Movement and animation is an integral part of
  material design and this should be a part of real
  world situations
• The type and color in material design should be
  bold whereas the visuals are developed using the
  usual design techniques
• The fundamental feature of material design is
  that its as realistic as possible.

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Material Design and Paper Based Design

• The principles of paper based design are used in
  the concept of material design. Here are some of
  the key features
• Paper can used for 2D as well as 3D designs while
  it can also be used for layered designs. Googles
  material design principle follows this philosophy
• One can also use 2 pieces of paper placed on top
  of each other and add design to each.
• Similarly floating actions and tool-bars are used
  like there are being added to a piece of paper.

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Benefits of Material Design

• Material design combines the benefits of flat
  design with layered and 3 dimensional designs,
  adding experience and interactivity of the user.
• Material design comes with highly detailed set of
  design guidelines and principles that makes it
  simpler and faster to design, for the design
  community.
• Material design provides a similar experience
  across devices.
• The design form comes with a host of in-built
  features making the process of design much more
  simpler and designer-friendly.

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Flat Design

• Flat design has essentially evolved from
  Skeuomorphism. The concept basically means that
  things are shown the way they are in the real
  world. The challenge with this kind of design was
  that it was always constrained by digital
  usability. Flat design came in as an evolution
  because it does away with the 3 dimensional
  feature of design.
• Flat design does focus on the appearance of the
  objects, but much lesser as compared to
  usability. Flat design enables web pages to load
  much faster and enhances their usability
  manifold.

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Key Benefits of Flat Design

• Flat design does away with unnecessary elements
  and improves the speed of web pages
• Flatter elements ensure ease of usability and
  readability of the web page
• Flat design also enables the designers to design
  the pages easily and at a faster pace.
• Flat design helps in easy conversion to
  responsive

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