Even though Google has created different apps for its various properties like Play Music and Play Books, etc, it of course would still be nice to be able to find them in one place and for them to really look like they belong to Google. We’ve had various iterations of the tech giant’s design language, but finally, the icons of its family of Play apps have now been updated to reflect the candy-colored, flat treatment and the new sans serif logo.
To have a more consistent look across all its properties, Google has given a sort-of makeover to all members of its family of apps which consists of the following: Google Play, Play Store, Play Movies & TV, Play Music, Play Games, Play Books, and Play Newsstand. You probably don’t use all (or most) of them, but it looks nice for all of them to have a consistent look.
Each of the icons now have a silhouette of their iconic play button and then a visual indicator of the type of media that the app gives users. Without the words (and without a few brain cells), some might find it a bit longer to identify which brand it is, but giving the family a uniform look is a step in the right direction, design-wise.
t’s of course a minor change, but pretty important for a company that prides itself in having a very specific look. When it introduced their Material Design visual guidelines last year, it took some time for a lot of Android apps to apply it to their respective apps but when they did, it was a nice, simple look that added a lot to better user interface. Aside from the redesigned icons, there aren’t any other changes to the apps for now.
SOURCE: Google
They shouldn’t make icons with so much crap sticking out
Funny !