Google presented Gmail users with a nice surprise yesterday with the introduction of Gmail Themes. I am still on the fence personally about whether or not I *want* a different theme, but this enhancement to the Gmail service seems long overdue.
Spice up your inbox with colors and themes
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:21 PM
Posted by Annie Chen, Gmail engineer
Gmail fans have been building unofficial extensions to spice up their inboxes for a while, but up til now themes haven’t been an integral part of Gmail. We wanted to go beyond simple color customization, so out of the 30 odd themes we’re launching today, there’s a shiny theme with chrome styling, another one that turns your inbox into a retro notepad, nature themes that change scenery over time, weather driven themes that can rain on your mailbox, and fun characters to keep you in good company. There’s even an old school ascii theme (Terminal) which was the result of a bet between two engineers — it’s not exactly practical, but it’s great for testing out your geek cred. We’ve also done a minor facelift to Gmail’s default look to make it crisper and cleaner — you might notice a few colors and pixels shifted around here and there.
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I just got a gmail account recently. The themes are awesome, but some of them are a little flashy.
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I just noticed it today – 2 days from it first launched, I like it a lot. I primarily liked Gmail’s speed and ease to use, but the theme is really cool and I like it at the first sight. Just hope it won’t slow down Gmail in any way and I believe it won’t.