"We're no longer controlling every pixel. It's more like jazz improvisation." Matias Duarte, VP Design @ Google.
Super interesting concept. The abstraction of design.
Super interesting concept. The abstraction of design.
"Well we aren't employing those pesky 'Pixel Pushers' anymore. No. We are moving towards a jazz inspired design, it's more important and sophisticated than just coloring pixels"
Please. Give it a rest.
(^ In case it needs to be pointed out that's not an actual quote from anything anyone said.)
There's no better case for Google putting zero thought into design than this new website.
I mean what is this? http://i.imgur.com/dGCCLzx.png (my attempt at balancing the grid on the bottom.)
I would also do the same thing, isn't because a thing is hidden or need a gesture/action (in this case, the hover status), that the thing doesn't need to be in the grid.