Custom Components — May 28, 2019


Artwork by Jeremiah Shaw, Google Visual Designer

Build your case

Accessible design is important. But how do you convince your team? 🤔 This week on Medium, Google’s Susanna Zaraysky unpacks five tactics for persuading others to prioritize accessible design.

Call it magic ✨

Introducing two new interactive projects for creating your own Material theme! Built for Android and the web, these projects let you easily customize the color, typography, and shape of Material Components. Once you’re done, simply copy the theme code to bring it to life in your Material apps.

Identity identifiers

Curious to see how a brand is expressed through UI color and typography? Look no further. Discover how the podcasting app Anchor uses a playful design system to ensure a seamless flow across platforms and devices. No wonder it was a 2018 MDA winner!

Download: Anchor Podcast App


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