I prefer bolder features in these applications, they are the ones in the corner and when your eyes look out for them the distinctive features help enormously. A

I prefer bolder features in these applications, they are the ones in the corner and when your eyes look out for them the distinctive features help enormously. As a counter example take Google's redesign: I can't tell by a glance whether I am in Calendar, Email, Groups or Blogger. It is unified but without distinctiveness.