This time around, the much regarded basic principle of
Material Design held on by Google has eventually been violated by the same Google
after rolling out a new design for the Play Store.
Material Design held on by Google has eventually been violated by the same Google
after rolling out a new design for the Play Store.
To be precise, the Play Store landlord now uses nested tabs,
a technique explicitly banned from usage and rather endorses using content
hierarchy in various forms.
a technique explicitly banned from usage and rather endorses using content
hierarchy in various forms.
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So what we now have is a “categories”, and below another
list of tabs, and even in some cases, there is a third list of tabs in the
latest design of the Google Play Store.
list of tabs, and even in some cases, there is a third list of tabs in the
latest design of the Google Play Store.
Undeniably, it’s a welcome development but what raises our
eyebrows is the strange diversion from the so call Material Design Principle by
Google itself. And below is a screenshot with Google’s guidelines on how
Material Design should essentially be implemented.
eyebrows is the strange diversion from the so call Material Design Principle by
Google itself. And below is a screenshot with Google’s guidelines on how
Material Design should essentially be implemented.
