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Express Tribune
13-05-2025
- Express Tribune
Google's 'G' logo gets a makeover for the first time in a decade
Google has officially updated its iconic 'G' logo for the first time in nearly a decade. The original version, introduced in 2015 alongside the switch to the Product Sans typeface, featured four distinct solid color segments in red, yellow, green, and blue. Now, those colors blend together in a smooth gradient, giving the logo a more modern and fluid appearance. This refreshed design is currently visible in the latest versions of the Google app on iOS and on Pixel smartphones. The updated gradient design seems visually aligned with the aesthetic of Google's Gemini logo. However, the gradient 'G' has not yet been rolled out across all platforms. Android devices (excluding Pixel) and the web version of Google still display the older version with the solid color blocks. It's still uncertain whether Google plans to update the 'G' icon across its broader ecosystem or if this redesign is limited to specific products for now.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Time of India
Google may have updated its logo for first time in nearly 10 years
has reportedly changed its logo and is debuting a refresh of its recognisable multi-colored 'G' icon, marking the first visual update to the symbol in nearly a decade. The change is said to have begun to appear on the company's mobile applications on both Android and iOS, introducing a subtle but noticeable shift in design. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The current circular 'G' icon was initially introduced on September 1, 2015, as part of a broader redesign that saw Google update its main six-letter wordmark to a modern, sans-serif typeface called Product Sans. Prior to that, the 'G' icon featured a lowercase white 'g' set against a solid blue background. The 'new' Google logo: What has changed According to a report by 9to5google, the updated icon moves away from the distinct, solid colour segments that have characterised the 'G' for the past ten years. Instead, the new design features a subtle blending effect, with the red section bleeding into the yellow, the yellow into the green, and the green flowing into the blue. The report goes on to say that the updated 'G' icon is currently in use by the Google Search app for iOS. On Monday (May 12), the change also arrived on the Android platform with the beta version of the Google app (version 16.18). While the change is rolling out, it is a relatively subtle alteration that users might not immediately notice, especially. As of the time of writing, checks by members of the Time of India-Gadgets Now team confirmed that they had not yet received the update featuring the refreshed 'G' icon on their devices, suggesting a phased rollout. Moreover, the report goes on to say that Google may not be simultaneously refreshing its main six-letter 'Google' wordmark. It also remains unclear whether this new blending style will be applied to other product logos that currently use the company's four-colour scheme, such as Chrome or Maps, although the design concept could theoretically be applied to their multi-sectional icons with relative ease. There have been reports which claim that Google plans to announce Material Design 3 in Android 16 at upcoming Google I/O, and it is speculated that an official announcement may be made at that time.
Telegraph
15-02-2025
- Telegraph
Tartan ribbon on toilet rolls? This Edinburgh hotel is full of clichés
Let's start with the really good stuff. I haven't enjoyed service this superb in a long time. Whoever's in charge of HR at Red Carnation Hotels deserves the day off, and a raise. 100 Princes Street in Edinburgh is the group's first property in Scotland and blessed with brilliant and charming staff. They are all as good as the view of the castle across the gardens, which is now the best in the city. When I arrived, I sat on a leather club chair in the Wallace bar to get checked in and stared at the medieval landmark looming over Princes Street Gardens like a Disney villain's lair. Instant dopamine. What a vista. Now for the rest. 100 Princes Street may have a fairly low-key entrance on what has become one of the saddest shopping streets in the city (although the new Uniqlo has perked it up a bit), but once inside, the black paintwork, black marble, and absurdly heavy black doors with Captain Nemo brass detailing is overwhelming. There's a ton of flashy LED strip and back lighting, and there are murals going up the staircase that depict the kind of international travels that members of the Royal Overseas League, who once gathered in the building, would have gone on. Early reports of the hotel suggested it was going to be 'inspired' by Alexander McQueen, but I saw no evidence of this. There's a lot of tartan here, but none with the MacQueen clan pattern. 100 Princes Street looks like a private members offshoot of Wetherspoons. Which is fine, in a way. Think it through: mass appeal and a huge success. Hundreds of yards of tartan fabric have been attached to the walls in an often-wonky fashion. There is an abundance of fake plants and flowers, as well as paisley textured leather, green velvet, and those wooden tables with green leather tops and faded gold borders that you find in junk shops. My parents had a nest of them in Penge when I was growing up, and I still associate them with 1970s acid-trip carpets, shell ashtrays and no bookshelves. Elsewhere, the sofas that seem opulent at first glance are all a bit DFS clearance sale, and someone has decided that each individual toilet roll and hand towel in the building must be tied up with tartan ribbon. Which is truly unhinged. As is the choice of not-quite-Comic Sans font for the TV menus. When I first arrived at the hotel, I was shown to the gargantuan Archibald Signature Suite, which definitely inspired a 'wow' when I walked in. But the vent for the air conditioning in the room has been covered by a giant wardrobe with a row of antique blue chemist's display bottles on top of it. The temperature was stifling. Nothing could be done to lower it effectively. I moved to a Junior Suite higher up the building with a less dazzling castle view, but air that I could actually breathe. These things all usually get ironed out of course, as they should be – that first suite is £2,565 a night before breakfast (continental is £28 on top and cooked an ambitious £35). I was surprised that more isn't made of the view with the bar and dining room. Calling the Wallace a restaurant is a bit of a stretch. It's more of a lounge where you can have a panini, fish and chips – or haggis bonbons. There is an accomplished wine list that goes into four figures, but not much in the way of food to warrant ordering from it (rather good wines are also available by the glass for around the £16 mark). They were out of oysters when I dined, so I asked for green olives to nibble. They arrived heated. Twice. Later on, my cheese was served fridge-cold. The waitress was bewildered and assured me she was on a mission to rectify everything for future diners. My steak was OK but came resting on a piece of paper branded with the hotel logo, on top of the plate. Is this a new Instagram thing? If it is, let me tell you, dead cow juice and a steak knife make that arrangement swiftly unphotogenic. Edinburgh is one of the best cities in Europe for food. 100 Princes Street is missing a trick. If there was a mini version of, say, the Palmerston up here with this view, it would be sensational. As it is, I enjoyed chatting with the waitress way more than I normally would and felt a prolonged good feeling as I watched the sunset while drinking chardonnay. But let's not end on that. Let's end on some more really good stuff: the hotel uses sporrans for the do not disturb signs. Which is inspired, and as brilliant as tartan ribbon on toilet rolls is not. Doubles from £410. There are two fully accessible rooms. For more information see 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 3AB (0131 287 3100).
