How creatives translate complex concepts into visual languages

Go way beyond Italic with new variable fonts that open up opportunities for expression.

Type design legend Erik Spiekermann has teamed up with Google Fonts to make the new edition of his book “Stop Stealing Sheep” available to all.

A look back at the year’s most resilient design projects

How a minimalist approach unlocked our ability to create a more detailed representation of the world

How the Floating Action Button became a Material Design icon

We ask people who design and build Google products what they consider to be good design.

How YouTube created a tailor-made font that doubles as a brand ambassador.

Feature Gifs, memes, and emoji have quickly become a lingua franca. But what do they say about our collective need to be heard?

Talking to the designers behind Chrome's biggest revamp yet.

The notable products, experiments, and redesigns that made our year.

Explore new color palettes, revamped contrast, and increased legibility as four Google products adopt Material's dark theme.

Talks, workshops, news, and more-from Google's annual developer conference.

Technologist John Maeda on the changing relationship between design and development.

How Waymo designed an experience that reassures riders every step of the way

Our annual review highlights the year's noteworthy design projects

MoMA's Senior Design Curator explores how artificial intelligence helps designers reach visual and functional goals,

How getting your hands dirty during the research phase can lead to better, more inclusive products.

Designers are finally doing justice to the complex, contextual alphabet with a fresh approach to Arabic fonts and digital typography.

Studying the open source, collaborative work of Indian typographers, as a model for global font design.