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a bit off topic, but how come this UI is amazing and all the other google services have such "boring" UI's...
by robertboloc 15y ago
a bit off topic, but how come this UI is amazing and all the other google services have such "boring" UI's...
- rlivsey 15y agoBecause Google didn't build it themselves, the about page [1] says it was built by Fi [2]. They outsource quite a lot of work like this, a friend runs a development agency and has a number of projects on the go at the moment for Google. [1] - http://www.messagesforjapan.com/about/ http://www.messagesforjapan.com/about/ [2] - http://www.f-i.com/ http://www.f-i.com/
- andos 15y agoYou can thank Marissa Mayer for all the boring UIs Google puts out. Engineers making design decisions, you know. (I'm an engineer myself, btw.) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/business/01marissa.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/business/01marissa.html