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Material 3 Expressive

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335 points meetpateltech | 3 comments | 13 May 25 17:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.618s | source
1. jakubmazanec ◴[16 May 25 08:18 UTC] No.44002962[source]▶
It looks like "expressive" in this case means "various pastel shades of pink and purple".
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2. owebmaster ◴[16 May 25 09:52 UTC] No.44003501[source]▶
It looked expressive and unconventional for the internal committees.
3. criddell ◴[16 May 25 11:58 UTC] No.44004337[source]▶
87% of young people prefer expressive designs? Over what? If something is not expressive, what is it? Maybe Bauhaus-Modernist?

Looking at their list of expressive attributes — energetic, emotive, positive vibe, creative, playful, friendly — it sounds exhausting. Who wants their spreadsheet and email to be more like a slot machine?

But then I'm in the 55-64 group, so it wasn't designed for me. Give me the Bauhaus design where form follows function and ornamentation is restrained (which I think makes it more impactful).