Material Kit
Dev tools
ui component kit
SHOW HN2016
180points
69comments
#164of 2,264 in 2016
Top 8%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 16 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Design: 5 for, 9 againstPricing: 2 for, 7 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Looks good and saves development time.
From 3 comments
I just looked at it and looked at pro version. Very compelling in my view, congrats. I know people might have different uses and approaches, but I think if it can save me a lot…
desireco42 on HNLooks amazing - great work! This might be something I can use for a new SaaS I'm doing. Is there a "dashboard" type page? And something with Tables/graphs etc?
laurencei on HNI dig this a lot. Good stuff.
felix_thursday on HN
Bootstrap-based kits are used in production sites.
From 3 comments
Used Bootstrap on our customer-facing portal for years and in a recent rewrite. Additionally, many websites build atop of Bootstrap as the foundation. Almost all of the admin…
bdcravens on HNThese tools: bootstrap, material, etc. seem to be exactly what you need. They make sure your style is consistent and looks good without too much work. You can then configure the…
poof131 on HNHere are some big sites that currently, or have previously, use Bootstrap: walmart.com target.com nba.com spotify.com nasa.gov fifa.com & many more.
jeffmould on HN
Objections
Custom license is unclear and risky for commercial use.
From 3 comments
Lack of exact licensing terms may make any legal dept (or just copyright-conscious individual) wary. The table at /license doesn't count - there are no definitions and without…
drdaeman on HNPlease stop wasting potential customer's time by offering a great looking, professional-grade product with a horrible, non-professional license. I'd love to use your templates in…
yodon on HNI am not a lawyer. That's pretty much what copyright does. However, copyright laws vary among countries. Also, like copyright a license is only as meaningful to the extent…
brudgers on HN
Material design animations are distracting and it looks poor to some.
From 3 comments
I initially really liked material because it seemed nice and clean but the animations have gotten out of hand, IMO, particularly when used on desktop. Is there a…
pbreit on HNI dislike it a lot, and I'm otherwise mostly unopinionated about design. I think it has poor usability. It takes me a long time to process the odd placement of things like a…
cscharenberg on HNAm I the only one who thinks material design looks really bad? :-/
nik736 on HN
Stock photo of a woman on the profile image is controversial.
From 2 comments
Hm, using Gigi Hadid as the profile pic is pretty lame. :/
magic_beans on HNChange that woman's picture at the bottom, not classy in my opinion. Also, in SeaMonkey, the part with the sliders is like the sluggiest I've ever seen a website...
speps on HN
Requests
Clearer or standard license terms.
From 3 comments
Given the number of questions on this HN page about licensing I think it's a mistake to conclude my comment is the first time someone wasn't happy with your licensing (And people…
yodon on HNAt any responsible business with 100+ employees, third party software often passes through legal if it doesn't adhere to a pre-existing license(apache, mit, etc.). I think it…
theaustinseven on HNCustom licences are icky. I suspect many devs will prefer to go for something inferior than to risk money sink of a lawsuit that will hypothetically arise sometime in the future…
RaleyField on HN
A free dashboard template with tables and charts.
From 2 comments
Looks amazing - great work! This might be something I can use for a new SaaS I'm doing. Is there a "dashboard" type page? And something with Tables/graphs etc?
laurencei on HNAt this moment we are working on Material Dashboard. It will come in the next weeks and it will be for Free having all the basic elements that you need to create a Dashboard…
axelut on HN
A version without jQuery or with fewer animations.
From 2 comments
Any chance there will be a version without the usage of jQuery?
kelkes on HNI initially really liked material because it seemed nice and clean but the animations have gotten out of hand, IMO, particularly when used on desktop. Is there a…
pbreit on HN
Questions
Can the free personal license be used for a SaaS or client work?
From 3 comments
Can I use this for my SaaS?
europa on HNI would like to use it for one of the saas application. I am not sure by when it will start generating revenue. Can I use personal licence till the the time my app is not earning…
rtcoms on HNIs it possible to upgrade a personal license to developer? IE when bootstrapping a product, getting customer feedback, and then upgrading when you actually start charging people?
pc86 on HN
Can colors be customized before download?
From 2 comments
Saw the live preview. Can people customize the color of entire UI kit before downloading?
askvikasr on HNUnfortunately, you cannot change the colors before downloading. You can do that, very easy, after you download using the SASS variables and a SASS compiler.
axelut on HN
Alternatives named
Materialize CSS
From 1 comment
Looks good. I've been very happy with http://materializecss.com/. Really simple to use with some very slick touches.
shutton on HN
Material Design Lite
From 1 comment
I'm thinking of using Material Design Lite for my next project https://github.com/google/material-design-lite
deliriousferret on HN
bootstrap-material-design
From 1 comment
Why didn't you contribute to https://github.com/FezVrasta/bootstrap-material-design/ instead?
erlapso on HN