Gregory's Server@Miriamm I kind of disagree with you... When I look at these new logos, they look more minimalist compared to their older counterparts, yet the new logos keep their meanings in tact. For instance, look at the M on the Gmail logos; The M looks like the sides and the flap on an envelope. In addition, because of how iconic the old Gmail logo was, and still is, because of how that M looks like an envelope. The same thing applies to the iconic pin on both Google Maps logos, the video camera on both Google Meet logos, and the three-sided triangle, symbolizing Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, on both Google Drive logos.
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@ivan18rod @Miriamm yeah but have tried finding them in an app drawer? I had to make a Google folder because the icons were too similar to stand out on their own @ivan18rod The issue here isn't that they aren't meaningful; it's that they're too similar. Yes, their design has a lot of subtle features that make them actually quite clever on their own! But when you're designing a suite of apps, like what Google does, you need to consider how to also make their icons obviously different. If you want a good example of this, look at program suites like Office and notice how they (generally) manage to make their icons noticeably different even at a glance. @ivan18rod @Miriamm They're more minimal because they have less entropy; all the colors are the same now. |
@Miriamm, I do think that Google made a sacrifice on the new Google Calendar logo, but Google's color scheme and the "31" made up for it