Is Material Design free?

Material Design works well for apps that use standard components — buttons, menus, icons, drawers, modals etc. — but if you are developing a game or some other custom digital experience, it is not really the right tool for the job.

Material is the metaphor Material Design is inspired by the physical world and its textures, including how they reflect light and cast shadows . Material surfaces reimagine the mediums of paper and ink.

Material Design is an Android-oriented design language created by Google , supporting onscreen touch experiences via cue-rich features and natural motions that mimic real-world objects. Designers optimize users’ experience with 3D effects, realistic lighting and animation features in immersive, platform-consistent GUIs.

MDL is free to download and use , and may be used with or without any library or development environment (such as Web Starter Kit).