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Material 3 Expressive

Material 3 Expressive

Build more engaging, easy-to-use products

Website material.io
Overview

What it is

Material Design is an adaptable system—backed by open-source code—that helps teams build high quality digital experiences.

Intent

I need it when

Access production-ready code and design resources without licensing costs

Material Design is backed by open-source code available on GitHub, enabling developers and designers to implement components directly into projects without purchasing licenses or paying per-seat fees.

Build consistent, accessible digital products across platforms quickly

Material Design provides an adaptable, open-source system with pre-defined components, patterns, and guidelines that enable teams to create high-quality experiences faster by reducing design decisions and ensuring accessibility standards are met.

Maintain design consistency across web, mobile, and desktop applications

Material 3 Expressive offers a unified design language and component library that scales across multiple platforms, allowing teams to apply the same design principles and components consistently regardless of device or medium.

Reduce design-to-development handoff friction and iteration cycles

Material Design bridges design and development by providing both design specifications and corresponding open-source code implementations, allowing designers and developers to work from the same source of truth and reduce rework.

Drop

Not a fit when

  • Teams requiring proprietary, closed-source design frameworks with vendor lock-in
  • Organizations needing dedicated premium support contracts and SLAs
  • Projects requiring pre-built, drag-and-drop UI components without code integration
  • Designers unfamiliar with open-source workflows and GitHub-based documentation
  • Teams seeking design systems with built-in brand customization tools and no-code editors
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Pricing

Free and open-source design system