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The older logos were much better. I don't understand this drive towards minimalism. Google makes all it's logos a blob of their trademark colors. I first find
by loa_in_ 6y ago
The older logos were much better. I don't understand this drive towards minimalism.
Google makes all it's logos a blob of their trademark colors. I first find the colors then squint to tell the maps from photos.
For reference I use Lens Launcher for Android. There's no categories, just one screen and frecency sorted icons. I feel like brands just hate me and my visual cortex.
- pacificmint 6y agoOn the other hand, I have problems finding google maps on my iPad ever since the latest icon redesign. It’s so different that my brain just filters it out when I am looking for maps. I’ve used Apple Maps way more often just because I can’t see the google maps logo.
- postalrat 6y agoGitlab ruined their logo when they went to the triangles.
- Twixes 6y agoI really like GitLab's
- foobar33333 6y agoI like the last 2 logos. The radiant colors are really nice. Its actually a lot less minimal than most of the other icons on my desktop by having gradients but it still fits in unlike thunderbird.
- pie420 6y agoThat's intentional. Google wants you to recognize google, and google colors, and they want you to THINK about which google product you are about to use instead of doing it subconsciously. What are you gonna go, stop using Gmail?
- Shared404 6y ago> What are you gonna go, stop using Gmail? Yes.
- lambda_obrien 6y agoI stopped using almost everything, and I'm writing replacements for things I couldn't find replacements for, so yes, me too.
- ibraheemdev 6y agoWhat do you use instead of Gmail?
- fishmaster 6y agoI use german providers such as GMX and Tutanota.
- lambda_obrien 6y agoFastmail here
- Shared404 6y agoProtonmail for me.
- Shared404 6y agoIf you don't mind me asking, what did you find useful enough to make it worthwhile to write one?
- lambda_obrien 6y agoI'm working on a photos replacement (just the upload and share features) for me and my wife. It literally just uses s3 and some python to move photos around, nothing fancy.
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- behnamoh 6y agoIt's mostly because of Apple IMO. When macOS and iOS have all these new icons, you are kinda forced to update your logo too, otherwise your product would look old fashioned. Why did Apple start this trend in the first place? My best guess: "politics within Apple". I still remember when Forstall was given the axe and he was against minimalism. The story is sorta strange too: he was axed because of embarrassing bugs in the new Apple Maps. Was it inside job to make him look bad? I guess we'll never know.
- tinus_hn 6y agoWhy would Apple need an inside job to fire an unwanted executive? It’s not a democracy.
- SebastianKra 6y agoIt's just designers learning and overcorrecting sometimes. Skeumorphism [1] tried to fix the confusing abstract and grey interfaces, but suffered from clutter and no-information-pixels. Minimal/Flat design attempted to remove unnecessary information but lacked affordances. Since then, these affordances have been slowly added back in. Currently, we're reconsidering skeumorphic elements without sacrificing what we've gained from the minimialst approach. From each approach, lessons were learned and carried over. (This is obviously simplified, but it's a better explanation than: "It's Apples fault") [1]: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/50144a1784ae6db4b48e7f3d/1373051961738-2DN2CIKEHFY6VCSKZBUZ/Apple+Skeuomorphic+Designs.001.png?format=1000w&content-type=image%2Fpng https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/50144a1784ae6db4b...
- silicon2401 6y agobasically, as with everything else humans do, things are cyclical and trend-based. Can't wait for 2030 when beige CRT's are back in style
- perryizgr8 6y agoGoogle Chrome's original logo was so amazing. So detailed and intricate. I used to wonder if it is a Pokéball.