The "M" in the logo doubling as a letter of the alphabet and a partial outline to an envelop is a witty and charming touch to the logo's already colorful apperance. Then on the top above the logo, very simply, from left to write it has all the things the Gmail account gives you such as a place to store Documents, Photos, Calander events, etc. The makers of this emailing system went the extra mile to make gmail not only a place to exchange webmail but also a place where you can organize your life and keep everything in one managable space.
The background of the interface is white which is soothing to the brain when you realize you have 40 or so emails to catch up on. The Inbox is shown in an transparent blue. The font used all over the site is constant, Sans Serif. The colors generally stay the same in Gmail, either white or the blue. The other quirky plus to having a gmail account is Gchat. Here you get to chat with fellow Gmail members that you are friends with. The Gchat icon is to the middle right of the page and there it has a list as to who is offline, available, busy, and away. A colorful circle to the right of that persons name will indicate what that person chose to be there status. Red indicating they are busy, Green that they are available and Yellow that they are away. Those colors are also the colors of traffic signals so it makes it easier for the most illiterate computer user to understand what is going on. Needless to say get a Gmail account now and see it for yourself, of course if you do not already have one.
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