Google just added themes to Gmail!
They’re slowly enabling it on all accounts.
If it’s not yet available on your Gmail account why not play around with the new Gmail Labs features they just added while you wait? They’re pretty awesome. I like the new stars that they added. The mouse stroke navigation is pretty cool too.
I suppose this renders the Gmail Skins addon for Firefox useless.
Image from the Google System Blog
Image from the Google System Blog
Related blog posts:
Thord Daniel Hedengren – “Gmail Gets Themes, Somewhat Crazy Too”
Google Operating System – “Gmail Themes”
Tech Crunch – “Gmail Themes. That’s Totally Ninja.”
The Next Web – “Gmail Launching Themes!”
Saad Kamal – “Official Google Theme Launches”
Related pages:
Gmail/Google Help Center – Themes
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Some of these themes are really cool. I just wish that “Terminal” could be less, you know, seizure-ish. Much like some other ones.
Terminal is HUGE it like stretches a lot and looks weird.
lol yeah. Personally terminal would’ve been my favorite… I think I’m going to change mine into Ninja soon.
I like the Desk one the best
Hm… the Desk one looks kinda like a work area/paper/notebook thing… It would be good if you are trying to write a fun email or a to-do list, but it does not look very professional… just my opinion…
Well no one looks at your Gmail…
You do realize that themes are for the web mail client not the emails you send right?
oh….I thought it sent the mail looking like that- my bad!
Wait a sec- then what is the point? Temporarily increased happiness while typing emails?
yes.
Yeah and when reading emails
Hm… quite interesting, if you are willing to waste the, uh, 20 seconds to fix it up…
forget it- you win, it’s good
20 seconds for lots of happy times
Wait- do you guys mean that when reading emails, they all appear like that?