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I'm not sure what Au may or may not have been responsible for, but the Android tablet is the first time I've been wow'd by a Google UX. I'd be more interested i

I'm not sure what Au may or may not have been responsible for, but the Android tablet is the first time I've been wow'd by a Google UX. I'd be more interested in seeing Matias Duarte's picks.

jmspring 16y ago
The only UI examples that stand out when I think of google are: - GMail -- more for the rich use of javascript that a stunning UI. Effective, simple, and performant. - The main website -- simple, loads quickly, etc. - Android (Froyo and beyond) -- there are elements I really wish Apple would adopt - widgets, unobtrusive notification system, etc. Beyond those, I really haven't seen a UI/UX example from google worth being wow'd about.
- panic 16y ago
  Google Maps should be on that list. Can you remember the sort of maps we used to put up with on the web?
  - jmspring 16y ago
    Good call on Maps. I forgot about them. I think I forgot because I mostly use the Maps app on iOs/Android rather than maps.google anymore. A serious minus that comes to mind on their UI/UX experience is the way they handle image search now. I'm still on the fence about "instant search"
mbesto 16y ago
I think you meant to say Google UI. There are a lot of instances where people think Google's UI is not polished. UX is more than just the UI you see on Android tablet. Some notable UX achievements of Google: - Search - Google Analytics - Gmail, gmaps, calenders, spreadsheets, etc - Groups UX failures: (and yet had pretty decent UI's) - Buzz - Wave Sidenote - TIL about bagcheck.com, looks pretty cool.