Does this truly feel like an evolution? Their use of shadows is much more of a departure than an evolution.
Particularly considering how essential it was to Material to use shadows to convey different distances of UI vs. how this new design seems to use the exact same shadow everywhere, regardless of the layering. I mean, this design is now only using shadows to separate containers from backgrounds instead of white cards on gray backgrounds, so using shadows well is more important than ever.
Does this truly feel like an evolution? Their use of shadows is much more of a departure than an evolution.
Particularly considering how essential it was to Material to use shadows to convey different distances of UI vs. how this new design seems to use the exact same shadow everywhere, regardless of the layering. I mean, this design is now only using shadows to separate containers from backgrounds instead of white cards on gray backgrounds, so using shadows well is more important than ever.