Back in 2014, Google announced a shiny, new design language called Material Design that sought to unify the design and user experience across mobile, desktop and the web. For over three years now ...

Even though Google introduced its Material Design language back in 2014, certain corners of the search giant, like the Calendar desktop client, have been largely untouched by the design language.

Material Design has all the depth of Windows 2.0 while allowing less control over shitty software. It give programmers an excuse to be lazy. They call it minimalism, I call it pathetic & gutless.

Google Calendar introduced a new design in the latter half of 2017, but since that launch, Google has left it as a choice for users.However, starting this week, that’s changing… The original ...

Google Calendar's web widget now sports a Material Design 3 look, bringing pill-shaped buttons and clearer text. Embedded Calendar widgets on websites have been updated with a new design and a few ...

This new design also improves calendar sharing with a workflow more akin to Google Drive and there is new way to view and restore accidentally deleted meeting invites.

The design changes are already available in Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. They will also appear in Google Calendar on September 20th, and Google Meet on September 19th.