Andy Hertzfeld worked on the Macintosh project at Apple after having been hired on in 1979 as Apple employee #435. He was one of the main authors of the system software and the User Interface toolbox.

Google+ began rolling out a redesign on Wednesday that it hopes will make the social platform “easier to use and nicer to look at,” according to a blog post. The changes allow users to customize their ...

Google announced today a major redesign and a set of new features for users of its Google+ service. Navigation and several user interface features on Google+ pages have gotten a design makeover, and ...

Slowly rebuilding something as massive as a Google social network is a total pain in the ass. I have requests for invites from friends-of-friends from high school clogging my inbox. And every Google ...

Google+ just got a total overhaul to its already-pretty-pretty design. The layout, navigation, and features have all been updated and beautified. It actually looks pretty good. First, navigation.

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Look around in Google’s new social network, Google+. You’ll see Apple design DNA everywhere. The clean, white space. The knowing and careful attention to typography type, shade and spacing. The icons ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about digital branding and online reputation management. The odd thing about Google+, though, is that it never really ...

Today begins my fourth “30 Days With…” journey. Coming off of a month working with the iPad to find out whether it can suffice as a replacement for a Windows-based PC, I am ready to take on a new ...

Google has updated the design of their Google+ mobile site, the new site gets a new look and feel as well as a range of new features, including Google Now style cards and more. The updated design of ...

Google is testing a new version of Google+, saying it wants to make the service better to use. The company also updated its iOS and Android apps with new versions designed (I think) to demonstrate its ...