Gmail Gets Colorful

Gmail, long a favorite of the Web Worker, has seen its share of upgrades and enhancements over the years, but the overall interface has generally remained static. That’s about to change as the official Gmail Blog announced the addition of color and theme options to jazz up your Gmail inbox.

While there are extensions and scripts available to customize the appearance, these are the first official theme options available. They are rolling the functionality out over the next couple of days but from the previews they look to be very well done.

Gmail Themes 1

Gmail Themes 2

This update may not make you more productive, and I would really prefer a massive update to the Contacts functionality, but if you spend as much time in your email as I do a change like this is almost like a fresh coat of paint on the walls.

The new theme options are available in the Gmail Settings area. They haven’t been activated in my account yet – be sure to let us know when they hit yours?

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