Seemingly to keep in pace with the Material design makeover present in its lauded mobile operating system, Android, Google is sprucing up its browser-based rendition of their music service that’s part of Google Play. Here’s what Google UX designer Bryan Rea had to say regarding the changes:
We’re moving towards making the web feel more like an app and less like a series of web pages strung together by links. The new header, the slick transition as you scroll, the collapsible nav, new animations, these all feel like things you expect in an app not on the web. For the increased focus on big, immersive artwork, when you’re listening to music, you can get lost in it. With the new album and playlist pages, you enter an immersive world focused on the music you’re enjoying. We’re trying to differentiate people from other content, making artists and bands first class citizens in the experience and not just another card. Circles feel more organic than sharp edged squares and rectangles which makes them a perfect fit for people’s faces.
If you haven’t loaded up Google Play Music to check it out, you really should. It’s a pretty dramatic redesign, and it’s a big step in a bold new direction, bringing the web experience much closer to what one might expect from an app on an Android flagship device. That’s a good thing.
(Via The Verge)
