Google Inbox First Impressions
In terms of user experience, I’m a big Google fan and use all their apps and services I have a need for. I use Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Chrome, Docs, Play, YouTube, Hangouts, and Sheets extensively in both my work and private life, on both desktop and mobile. (Hardware, not so much; I use a Chromecast, but my desktop and phone are Apple, for what it’s worth.) I think they have the most intuitive interfaces, and as a designer I love the look of their products as well. (Think about how many years people were saying they like open, simple layouts “like Google” before that became as prevalent as it is now.) So I was excited when I got an invite to Google Inbox, Google’s hyped new communication service touted by them to incorporate all the lessons they’ve learned running Gmail, and applying them to something that’s a significant step forward. Did they succeed? Here are my first impressions.
Colin Panetta
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Director of UX/UI