Google redesigns Gmail and Calendar services

[Jazzy]

Gmail and Google Calendar have been given redesigns as part of a “series of interface updates”, Google has confirmed.



Gmail’s new theme, known as ‘Preview’ at the moment, is designed to “strip out unnecessary clutter and make Gmail as beautiful as it is powerful”, according to Jason Cornwell, a user experience designer at Google.



The theme simplifies Gmail’s design, making the colour scheme largely black and white with touches of red and blue. Users can try out the new theme by going to Settings in Gmail, then choosing Themes and selecting the ‘Preview’ theme.



Google Calendar gets a similar look which will be rolled out to users over the next few days.



The changes are part of an effort across Google to improve the interface on its products. Early last week Google updated its homepage design, shrinking the logo, moving links to the edge of the screen and adding a black menu bar across the top.



The design tweaks are the latest updates in a busy week for Google. Last Tuesday evening the company launched Google+, its new social networking platform. While access to the service is currently limited, initial responses have been positive, with testers comparing the look and feel to Facebook.



Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...le-redesigns-Gmail-and-Calendar-services.html



Do any of you use this? If so, do you like it?

 

[Evil Eye]

Looks a lot cleaner than what I remember from the last time I used Gmail, very nice.

 

[Jazzy]

Never used Gmail but this looks nice and easy to use. I just might go and sign up!