How to cope with the Gmail redesign

Post by AVTizzle » Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 2:21 AM UTC

mattmanser wrote: post #57

andrewfelix wrote: post #42

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>large companies can't actually realise that their design departments are not doing a great job There are obviously a lot of unhappy users with legitimate gripes. But Google would probably be looking at the growth of Gmail to validate what ever the design department is doing. That growth is pretty impressive.

Growth? Gmail grew 3 or 4 years ago. I wouldn't recommend Gmail to anyone now, it's just another Hotmail type service, there's nothing special or good about Gmail anymore. What really surprised me is how few of my friends get the 'conversation' view even in 2012. After too many awkward conversations and now their 'we've got absolutely no design skills and can't design for shit' redesign, I'm just shrugging when peopl…

Post by mikegioia » Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 2:34 AM UTC

mattmanser wrote: post #57

andrewfelix wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>large companies can't actually realise that their design departments are not doing a great job There are obviously a lot of unhappy users with legitimate gripes. But Google would probably be looking at the growth of Gmail to validate what ever the design department is doing. That growth is pretty impressive.

Growth? Gmail grew 3 or 4 years ago. I wouldn't recommend Gmail to anyone now, it's just another Hotmail type service, there's nothing special or good about Gmail anymore. What really surprised me is how few of my friends get the 'conversation' view even in 2012. After too many awkward conversations and now their 'we've got absolutely no design skills and can't design for shit' redesign, I'm just shrugging when peopl…

Post by xtacy » Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 2:40 AM UTC

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Post by Duff » Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 2:48 AM UTC

twelvechairs wrote: post #34

Its a constant wonder how Google and other large companies can't actually realise that their design departments are not doing a great job. You'd think that Apple's successes might actually make them realise that great interfaces (especially if they can outdo the competition) are hugely valuable. Some things about the new design are defensible, however others are definitely not. My particular pet hate is that all the…

Post by taeric » Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 3:07 AM UTC

mattmanser wrote: post #60

taeric wrote: post #56

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I confess I haven't really noticed any of the button changes. This is mainly because I am almost 100% keyboard in gmail, though. Send is a quaint tab-enter. :) I can say every now and then I look for the buttons, but the only one I really ever find myself using is the refresh button, and that is simply if I wasn't already positioned on the keyboard.

/facepalm. So you've got no qualification whatsoever talking about the new interface as you avoid it entirely. What I love most is sometimes the important buttons are red and in the top left. But sometimes they are gray and in the bottom right. Which will it be today? Flip a coin! Consistency is an alien word to the Google Design Team.