Change is Coming to Google Sites

The New Google Sites Icon

It is no mystery that Google Inc. has a new material design direction. The first revised icon I noticed was Google Maps, but now Google Sites, my favorite application has received some love.

Google Material Design Example - Could this be an upcoming Sites UX?

What can we glean from this new treatment? This is really a game of comparison. Take a look at the old Google Sites icon below.

The first thing I noticed is a full browser experience. Web building platforms like Squarespace has been flaunting this for years. A contemporary, full width, ultimately response experience. Could this be the new future of Google Sites? Obviously there is a lot of speculation that can be done.

I can't wait for the Google Apps for Work site to be refreshed and maybe we'll learn even more.

What do you think?

The Google Sites Icon used to be this.