Gmail could get a brand new emblem quickly, as per a report. This appears to be a part of Google’s bigger plan to provide Gmail a facelift, with different adjustments deliberate as nicely. This follows Google’s current integration of Gmail with Google Meet and Google Chat, which means that Gmail needs to maneuver away from being simply an electronic mail platform. The brand new in-the-works emblem options an ‘M,’ however would not explicitly have the normal envelope to accompany it.
As per a report by 9to5Google, Google despatched a picture to the organisation that signifies that it’s engaged on a brand new emblem for Gmail. As an alternative of explicitly that includes the envelope icon, the brand new emblem solely implies the envelope form via the whitespace above and under. The outer corners of the icon look extra rounded than earlier.
Google has been making a shift from advertising and marketing Gmail as simply an electronic mail platform, the recent integration of Google Meet being one such move. The brand new emblem appears to be one other step in the direction of shifting away from Gmail’s affiliation as simply an electronic mail platform.
The picture of the brand new Gmail emblem within the works is an uncoloured technical drawing. The report means that Gmail will incorporate the standard blue, inexperienced, yellow, and purple colors into the brand new emblem, because of comparable strikes with different Google companies, as a substitute of the purple and white color scheme Gmail at the moment has. As Google normally reveals new logos together with broader service redesigns, it’s doable that Gmail might see some main tweaks within the coming months.
Google Maps additionally received a brand new, simplified emblem again in February, and Google Photos in June.
Since Gmail and Google Meet integrated in July, customers can be a part of video conferences instantly from a devoted Meet tab of their Gmail app. The Meet tab has additionally been built-in on the internet model of Gmail. Gmail has additionally built-in with Google Chat and Rooms.
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