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Material Design Gets Expressive: Inside Google's Emotion-Driven UX Update

Material Design Gets Expressive: Inside Google's Emotion-Driven UX Update

Update: 2025-06-10
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This special episode digs into the latest evolution of Google’s design system: Material 3 Expressive.

Liam talks with Material Design’s Android Product Manager Aneesha Kommineni, UX Researcher Michael Gilbert, and Creative Director Andy Stewart about the team’s latest emotion-driven UX update. They reveal how this system is grounded in user research and how it offers both developers and users more flexibility. The group also chats about making design more than objective, connecting to users' emotional landscapes, and driving business outcomes — all while considering tooling, usability, accessibility, and more.

Stay tuned for upcoming episodes featuring guests like O-R-G's David Reinfurt, type designer Troy Leinster, and more!

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Material Design Gets Expressive: Inside Google's Emotion-Driven UX Update

Material Design Gets Expressive: Inside Google's Emotion-Driven UX Update

Liam Spradlin