I had to invent a new word to describe how I feel about Android’s latest Material 3 redesign

Google and I have never quite seen eye to eye on design. Ever since Material Design debuted in 2014, I’ve been slowly falling out of love with Android’s default aesthetic — like watching a once-clean-cut friend develop an unhealthy obsession with novelty ties.

I might be alone in this, but Google’s new Material 3 Expressive doubles down on almost everything that rubs me the wrong way.