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This is the same bad UI decision Google made with Gingerbread. Somewhere deep inside Google is a UI person who thinks that medium grey on a black background is
by 51Cards 15y ago
This is the same bad UI decision Google made with Gingerbread. Somewhere deep inside Google is a UI person who thinks that medium grey on a black background is easy to read. They got their opinion into Gingerbread making the status bar very difficult to see... not to mention making all the icons much smaller. (my girlfriend who has some vision problems downgraded back to Froyo just because she couldn't see the status bar in 2.3.x). Now the same designer has got their opinion into the main Google UI. I have good eyesight and I'm even finding the new top bar to be difficult to scan. IMO this was not a wise decision at all.
- nostrademons 15y agoFWIW, the people who did this UI redesign have nothing to do with Android.
- 51Cards 15y agoIt really was a tongue in cheek comment ;) Main point is this trend towards grey on black is a UI nightmare.
- stock_toaster 15y agoI am wondering if this is more a move to unify design elements from Andriod with the Google web presence...A way to bridge the gap between the mobile UI (andriod) experience, and the google-web-at-large UI experience. I imagine as part of branding and customer imprinting. Even if that is not the base reason, it is interesting to consider.
- swah 15y agoI never used Android. Which side would you like to see Google drifting to?
- Angostura 15y agoIt also seems rather similar to the decisions that Apple is making with the Lion/iOS designs.
- Raphael 15y agoHmm, maybe. The mobile site now has the menu look like tabs. Very cute, like a miniature Chrome.
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- owenmarshall 15y agoAs a person who has terrible low-contrast sensitivity, I think you are absolutely right. For me to reliably see those links, I've got to use a significantly higher zoom level. I understand that the black on white definitely draws attention to the bar, but when I'm squinting to see anything on the bar, it seems like a wasted opportunity.