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Tongue firmly in cheek; but does this mean they're going to start applying design to their products? I could fill a book of examples just from Gmail (settings s

by kreek 12y ago

Tongue firmly in cheek; but does this mean they're going to start applying design to their products? I could fill a book of examples just from Gmail (settings screen, inconsistant placement of reply button, no option to reverse converstation view).

Synergyse 12y ago
They briefly mentioned this change would apply to all form factors (mobile, tablet, wearable & desktop) but no solid details yet. The UX components are based on http://www.polymer-project.org/ http://www.polymer-project.org/
Andrex 12y ago
Careful what you wish for: http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/10/5704452/screenshots-suggest-google-is-testing-a-completely-redesigned-gmail http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/10/5704452/screenshots-sugges...
cliveowen 12y ago
GMail is often trumpeted as great example of a clean, well-designed web app, but I find it downright messy, complicated and unnecessarily simplistic. Everytime I need to do something simple like forwarding or adding a rule for deleting emails, I have to waste a good 10 minutes digging through that horribly designed settings menu. And even the main screen isn't that good, for example, there's no way to delete every email from a given contact, or at least not an obvious one. I try to use GMail as little as I can, because every time I do it's a real nightmare.
- keevie 12y ago
  I've had the opposite experience. To delete all emails from a given contact....search for from:contact, select all, delete. Idk how that could be more intuitive?
  - wodenokoto 12y ago
    More intuitive would be not having to know the command. Is it still "from" if my gmail is set to German or French? Anyway, I do think google solved this in to ways: type contact and from:contact is suggested If you rest the curser over a contact name, a box with an option to see all conversation appear.

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Tongue firmly in cheek; but does this mean they're going to start applying design to their products? I could fill a book of examples just from Gmail (settings s

by kreek 12y ago

Synergyse 12y ago
They briefly mentioned this change would apply to all form factors (mobile, tablet, wearable & desktop) but no solid details yet. The UX components are based on http://www.polymer-project.org/ http://www.polymer-project.org/
Andrex 12y ago
Careful what you wish for: http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/10/5704452/screenshots-suggest-google-is-testing-a-completely-redesigned-gmail http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/10/5704452/screenshots-sugges...
cliveowen 12y ago
GMail is often trumpeted as great example of a clean, well-designed web app, but I find it downright messy, complicated and unnecessarily simplistic. Everytime I need to do something simple like forwarding or adding a rule for deleting emails, I have to waste a good 10 minutes digging through that horribly designed settings menu. And even the main screen isn't that good, for example, there's no way to delete every email from a given contact, or at least not an obvious one. I try to use GMail as little as I can, because every time I do it's a real nightmare.
- keevie 12y ago
  I've had the opposite experience. To delete all emails from a given contact....search for from:contact, select all, delete. Idk how that could be more intuitive?
  - wodenokoto 12y ago
    More intuitive would be not having to know the command. Is it still "from" if my gmail is set to German or French? Anyway, I do think google solved this in to ways: type contact and from:contact is suggested If you rest the curser over a contact name, a box with an option to see all conversation appear.