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Inconsistent Menu Extras

Posted in: Blog, UX by Craig Davis on November 13, 2009

I am surprised that the Google Notifiers for OSX are inconsistent with the system icons in the menu extras. Here’s a screenshot:

Inconsistent colors in the menu extras

Inconsistent colors in the menu extras

I’m usually very impressed with the consistency that Google presents with their UI design, and this bothers me every time that I look at this. I would hate for the icon designers to begin to ignore the simplicity that the monochrome icons present in the menu extras. I believe that the extras icons should only use color for an application that is in an alert state, such as a low battery.