From 039d0fa7600df9af5897089518b4ad92d57ea97e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Srushti-Kamble Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 13:25:28 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] markdown links build --- blog/google-icon-update/index.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/google-icon-update/index.md b/blog/google-icon-update/index.md index 7e06a97e..e118c333 100644 --- a/blog/google-icon-update/index.md +++ b/blog/google-icon-update/index.md @@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ Reactions are split, which is predictable and honestly fair. The people who are happy are mostly the ones who experienced the confusion problem most acutely. People who live in browser tabs with ten Google services pinned simultaneously. People whose phone home screens are a wall of identical four-color squares. For this group, the new icons are a long-overdue fix and the response is straightforward relief. Looking at the new icons directly, here is what stands out: - - [![Github](./assets/10-x-post.png)](https://x.com/Gautamk104/status/2057843133392842780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2057843133392842780%7Ctwgr%5E3dbaf20e8e4f9f64fd6032e85f7ed7c1e1b5fe0f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FGautamk104%2Fstatus%2F2057843133392842780) - + + + Github + + My honest take: some of the new icons are significantly better, Drive and Calendar especially. A few are sideways moves rather than improvements. Gmail's gradient version is fine but the 2020 version was not actually the confusing one, the envelope shape was always distinctive enough. The icons that most needed differentiation got it. The ones that were already recognizable got gradients they did not necessarily need. From c25aa796147f2f95d3fa7d831c782b6810541570 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Srushti-Kamble Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 12:48:52 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fixed importing the image --- blog/google-icon-update/index.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/google-icon-update/index.md b/blog/google-icon-update/index.md index e118c333..766e43b4 100644 --- a/blog/google-icon-update/index.md +++ b/blog/google-icon-update/index.md @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem'; import ZoomImage from '@site/src/components/ZoomImage'; import imgGsuite from './assets/03-google-old-gsuite-logo.png'; import imgWorkspace from './assets/06-googleworkspace-new-logo.png'; +import imgXPost from './assets/10-x-post.png'; @@ -141,11 +142,11 @@ Reactions are split, which is predictable and honestly fair. The people who are happy are mostly the ones who experienced the confusion problem most acutely. People who live in browser tabs with ten Google services pinned simultaneously. People whose phone home screens are a wall of identical four-color squares. For this group, the new icons are a long-overdue fix and the response is straightforward relief. Looking at the new icons directly, here is what stands out: - - - Github + + + X post about the Google Workspace icon update - + My honest take: some of the new icons are significantly better, Drive and Calendar especially. A few are sideways moves rather than improvements. Gmail's gradient version is fine but the 2020 version was not actually the confusing one, the envelope shape was always distinctive enough. The icons that most needed differentiation got it. The ones that were already recognizable got gradients they did not necessarily need.