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Art Direction
Google Design’s Best of 2020
A look back at the year’s most resilient design projects
Editorial
Exploring Color on Google Maps
How a minimalist approach unlocked our ability to create a more detailed representation of the world
Editorial
YouTube Sans: The Making of a Typeface
How YouTube created a tailor-made font that doubles as a brand ambassador
Case study
Talk to Me: The Evolution of Emoji
Gifs, memes, and emoji have quickly become a lingua franca. But what do they say about our collective need to be heard?
Op-Ed
Why Google Needs Art Directors
… according to Google art directors
Editorial
Method Podcast, Episode 16
From product images to onboarding animations and doodles, Google illustrators describe the finer points of their craft
Profile
Designing SPAN 2017
An inside look at how we design and evolve the branding of our annual design and technology conference
Case study
Method Podcast, Episode 5
Creative Director Rachel Been on Material Design, new emoji, and the creative power of curiosity
Profile
Sticky Conversations
Allo sticker sets balance the universal and unique
Case study
Sound and Vision
How the new Pixel phones find depth in the design details
Editorial
The Art Behind Android Marshmallow's New Wallpapers
Carl Kleiner is back with a new set of colorful "paperscapes"
Editorial
First Edition
A behind-the-scenes look at our SPAN 2015 reader
Editorial