Hello, Instagram

Exciting news: Google Design is now on Instagram! Follow along @googledesign for new fonts, motion graphics, behind-the-scenes looks at Material Design, and more—we’ve got lots to share 📷✨

“Obvious always wins”

What’s better, a clean UI or an obvious UI? This week on Medium, Google’s Susanna Zaraysky makes the case for putting interactions front and center, where people can see them and use them.

Ink + code

“When I meet people who are kind of awkward, I find this comfort. I want to render that story in a different dimension.” Interdisciplinary artist Qianqian Ye pops into the Design Notes studio to talk about exploring vulnerability with everything from code to calligraphy. Tune in 👇