When Google announced its new Material Design language at I/O 2014, I was pretty excited. The use of colour, subtle shadows, playful icons and joyful animations make it a great next chapter in Google’s design strategy.

As a full-time iPhone user, I was glad to hear that Material Design wasn’t reserved just for Android— the new design language will find its way across everything Google on every platform — so I immediately started thinking how Google might apply it to their iOS apps.

To get acquainted with Material Design, I started redesigning a couple of screens from Chrome for iOS, and I liked the result. Normally I might post a redesign to my Dribbble, but since these aren't just visual changes, I decided to write a little piece explaining some of the design decisions I made.

You can see the old designs on the left, and the redesign on the right. Enjoy!