By Jordan Hart
Publication Date: 2026-05-27 21:51:00
People are submitting their own designs for Google’s new app icons, and the trend has caught the attention of CEO Sundar Pichai.
Some of the icons for your go-to Google apps are getting a revamp over the next several weeks. The company said Tuesday that the new visual design is meant to drive “consistency and cohesion” across the Google Workspace, which includes apps like Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and more.
It’s also spawning memes on platforms like X, poking fun at the redesign.
Some users took a more literal approach to Google’s app icons, such as using Doc Martens to represent Google Docs, bed sheets for Sheets, and sandals for Slides. They shared clever ways the company could’ve drawn inspiration from everyday life to craft its new designs.
“Google could be doing so much more,” an X user wrote.
One of the design pitches caught the attention of Pichai, the CEO of Google and parent company, Alphabet.
“Google is sitting on a massive clothing…
