Google redesigns Gmail and Workspace app icons with gradient overhaul

6 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Apr 26

The redesign introduces unique color palettes and shapes for all Workspace app icons, moving away from the previous four-color mandate.
Icons now feature gradients to highlight AI-powered features and improve distinctiveness, with notable changes to Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Chat, Calendar, Tasks, Keep, Voice, Forms, and Sites.
The overhaul addresses criticism of the prior icon set's similarity, aiming for clearer app identification and a modernized look across Google’s productivity suite.

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