Gmail Gets New Look & 43 Spanking New HD Themes!We’ve been seeing hints of it for almost a month now as that floating “Try New Look” button on the bottom right corner of your Gmail inbox tempts you to give the new Gmail UI a try. Well if you never clicked on it in the past then no time is better than now. The Gmail blog has just announced 43 brand spanking new HD themes added for the new Gmail UI. Jason Cornwell of Google explains:
"One of the most visible improvements in last week’s Gmail update is the entirely new theme system and the new high definition themes that it supports. This refresh to themes both simplifies them and makes them more immersive.
Themes are now implemented as semitransparent layers on top of a large background image. Each theme uses either a dark or light variant of most UI elements to balance legibility and visibility of the background image, allowing the background image to peek through and provide color and personality. Background imagery can also change based on date, time, or weather. Bringing all these changes together really makes the new themes shine.
In addition, these changes also reduce the technical complexity of the theme system, which will enable us to create more beautiful and unique themes in the future."
Try the new Gmail UI and themes
Want to try out the new themes? You can switch to the new look today by clicking on Switch to the new look in the bottom-right of Gmail.
