It’s been a few months since Google updated their Material Design guidelines, but they were able to sneak one in before the end of the year. This update adds three new sections to the spec, and then makes some significant changes to three other sections. Many were wondering what design was ideal for icons of Android’s new App Shortcut feature, and Google has included some tips in this latest update.
We’re starting to see a number of applications adopt Nougat’s new App Shortcuts feature. This is quite helpful for those times we need to access a specific part of an application. Google tells us that App Shortcut icons are circular, they contain a system icon (or an avatar), and they must remain inside the trim area. Google says the total area of the icon must be 48dp, and that it should include 2dp of padding so that the live area is a 44dp circle.
Google also created a section for cross-platform use of Material Design. The idea behind this section is to talk about when you should stick with Material Design guidelines, and when you should adhere to a specific platform’s conventions. It’s recommended that you use a platform’s default text alignment for toolbars, and the same goes for a platform’s preferred iconography too.
The last new section of the Material Design guidelines talks about how to indicate, craft, and place help content. Google provides a handy flowchart for suggesting where and how you can implement your help content. Some can add a shortcut to their help content directly in the Navigation Drawer, others might find it best in the Overflow Menu, and there’s even a way to put it inside the App Bar. Google even includes tips for icons, writing the help content, and more.
If you’re a developer who is interested in Material Design, be sure to check out the new changes in the link below!
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