Art Direction
Pixel wallpaper takes flight
Drawn from the natural world, Pixel’s latest wallpapers challenge what “premium” means
Google Design’s Best of 2020
When we left our desks back in March, we didn’t think twice about leaving our office plants and reading glasses behind. Days became weeks, weeks stretched to months. (We…
Exploring Color on Google Maps
Could a new color system help simplify Google Maps, a complex data visualization of the real world? This team’s idea sparked a year-long collaboration and led to a feat that no…
YouTube Sans: The Making of a Typeface
How YouTube created a tailor-made font that doubles as a brand ambassador
Talk to Me: The Evolution of Emoji
It was not so long ago that if you were feeling sad and wanted to text a friend about it, you had to spell it out: “Girl, I’m sad.” Today, we have far more options, all available…
Why Google Needs Art Directors
A cadre of art directors are rethinking the kinds of images seen across Google’s digital products, pushing the envelope by working with exciting new illustrators and photographers…
Designing SPAN 2017
An inside look at how we design and evolve the branding of our annual design and technology conference
Method Podcast, Episode 5
Creative Director Rachel Been on Material Design, new emoji, and the creative power of curiosity
Sticky Conversations
Allo sticker sets balance the universal and unique
Sound and Vision
How the new Pixel phones find depth in the design details
The Art Behind Android Marshmallow’s New Wallpapers
Carl Kleiner is back with a new set of colorful “paperscapes”
First Edition
A behind-the-scenes look at our SPAN 2015 reader