Google unveiled a new version of its Google Maps app which supports the “material feel” introduced with Android 5.0 (Lollipop), as it said that the new design is “just the beginning of delivering a modern design language for the next wave of devices in your life”.

Material Design is intended to be a constant for developers and users that spans “devices across mobile, desktop, and beyond”. The company previously said that this came as many of the limitations of mobile devices have been removed, while new connected devices such as televisions and wearables are also coming online.

The user interface update for Google Maps is apparently “all about creating surfaces and shadows that echo the real world”.

“With Google’s material feel, layers and buttons come to life so you know just where to touch to get directions, recommendations and imagery,” Evelyn Kim, Google Maps UX Designer wrote in a blog post.

A number of other developers have also worked to embrace material design, including The Wall Street Journal, Tumblr and BuzzFeed.

Google this week held an invitation-only event called FORM, which it said gathered “some of the best design thinkers from around the industry”. The company also promised to “continue the conversation online” through Google+, Twitter and its website, Nicholas Jitkoff, designer, noted in a blog post.