After releasing the flat design language Material Design in 2014, Google selected a number of excellent Material Design applications every year. Looking back on the past list, you will find that writing, habituation, reading, travel and other types of applications are The winners are no exceptions this year. The four award-winning applications are Ruff, Reflectly, Scripts and our familiar Ctrip overseas version of Trip.com.
Theming theme: The Ruff
If you want a tool that can be used to record inspiration on your Android phone anytime, anywhere, Ruff is a great choice, simplicity is its biggest feature, and there are also useful features such as dark theme, cloud sync and more.
Google’s design team believes that Ruff is always focused on functionality and clarity, and intuitive brand identity allows users to “capture ideas quickly in any style,” leveraging Material-specific components such as bottom slides and backdrops. Blue floating action buttons and monospaced fonts add visual interest.
Best Innovation Award: Reflectly
There is a lack of perseverance in writing a diary? Reflectly may help you. Not so much Reflectly is a diary application, it is better to say it is a daily reflection tool. Reflectly invites you to rate the performance of the day every day. You only need to answer the questions it asks through intelligent algorithms to complete the diary of the day. In the process, you can gradually discover everyday problems or get your feelings.
Fluid transitions and interesting language make Reflectly easy to get started, conversational recording and enthusiasm in the question are also eye-catching, clever action effects, component height adjustment, status Details such as changes reflect the ingenuity of developers.
Following Material Design principles, it creates a product that is recognizable, easy to use, and fun.
Best Experience Award: Scripts
Scripts comes from the well-known learning app Drops team, you can use it to learn Chinese characters, Slavic letters, Japanese kana, English ABC and Korean letters. Scripts not only want you to recognize, but also write. Each text has clear instructions including the order of strokes, and helps users master the correct way of writing new languages through tactile feedback and simple animations, and even uses background images as an auxiliary memory in some languages.
The design is as large as a well-designed gradient, consistent layout, and small details such as small bumps in the bottom navigation bar provide a perfect user experience. “Shows a way to naturally engage users in active learning.” A well thought out approach.”
As evaluated by the Google design team:
Smart use of touchscreen features provides an ingenious solution to the challenges of learning new writing systems.
Most Universality Award: Trip.com
Although Trip.com is significantly more succinct than Ctrip, we can still find familiar feelings. The excellent versatility is why Trip.com is favored by Google, considering thoughtful and inclusive design. Users who have different abilities and different needs.
The powerful visual hierarchy of layout and layout ratios runs through as many as 19 languages, with compact images and playful colors that highlight key movements and enhance the appeal of important information. The images and illustrations reflect Trip.com’s diverse user base, which is just one of the many thoughtful details that make it an excellent general-purpose application.
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