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.

Remember Google+, the hotly awaited social network that failed to become a true rival for Facebook? Well it’s gotten an entirely new look and purpose, Google said on Tuesday. After spending years ...

Google is rolling out a complete design overhaul for Google+, its social network that is still searching for traction four years after launch. The company said in a Tuesday blog post that it has been ...

With Google reorganizations over the past year, many were quick to decry the fall of Google+, Google’s social media network. That cry was satiated a bit with the release of Collections earlier this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last November, Google+ started trialing a huge redesign that focused on its Collections and Communities features. That redesign is will now available to everyone by default over the next few days. You ...

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.

Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week?

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 ...

Google recently made some behind the scenes changes to Google+ and today the company gave its social media platform’s Android app a cosmetic overhaul, aligning it with its new Material Design gospel.