Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert

Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert

Released Tuesday, 10th June 2025
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Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert

Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert

Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert

Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert

Tuesday, 10th June 2025
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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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