[varbhat]

When Material Design 1.0 was released with Android Lollipop, it felt so revolutionary and refreshing. Now more than a decade later, I would have to say that I miss both Halo and Material 1.0 as these new design iterations have only made it look worse.

[ocdtrekkie]

Holo was incredible, it made me feel like it was on its way to LCARS. It felt like the future. We're a couple decades backwards since then.

[krackers]

For how much they talk about "subculture perception" in the announcement, holo genuinely seemed like some sort of counterculture. Compared to the glossy iOS, Holo was dark, gritty, Tron like. Using it signaled that you were a nerd in the best of ways, someone who was fine with non-rounded corners.

Material 3 on the other hand looks like you asked someone to design a UI around the corporate memphis art style.