Gmail’s bubbly new design – UX Collective — uxdesign.cc

About three years ago, Google changed their logo from a serifed font to a much more lighthearted and “bubbly” sans-serif design. Given that the serifed font had been a part of Google’s logo for the past fifteen-some years, this was a pretty drastic change in design. Here’s a comparison image for review. And, about three years later (present day), this rounded design has, in some ways, begun to creep its way into many of Google’s products, Google Chrome and Gmail being two of the latest subjects (victims?) of this design change. Earlier this year, Google began to phase in the new Gmail design, which sported a much rounder, more bubbly design. And, to their credit, they did a fairly good job of phasing this new interface in, presenting the changes to a small group and, as of late, the general user base of Gmail. While I don’t consider the new design of Gmail to be particularly bad — I actually like some of its new features — there are a few problems I have with its user interface.

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