Search Google Straight From Your Texts with Gboard

Google is making it easier than ever to search the web with its latest product: Gboard. Developed for iOS, Gboard is a third-party keyboard that allows users to instantaneously search Google straight from their text messaging app (or virtually any app that uses a keyboard). Search results, images, YouTube videos and even GIFs can then be quickly inserted into a conversation without having to copy/paste …

A Secret Portion of Central Park Just Reopened

A previously restricted portion of Central Park has reopened to the public after over 80 years. Located just south of Wollman Rink, the four-acre peninsula was closed off to the public in the ‘30s by former parks commissioner Robert Moses to serve as a sanctuary for birds. Now, under a new initiative by the Central Park Conservancy that aims to revitalize unkempt areas of the …

What It Took to Redesign Instagram

Many today are waking up with a new colorful icon on their phones. Instagram has overhauled its logo and user interface, with the former boasting a bright pop of pinks and oranges and the latter dressed down in grayscale. Instagram’s head of design recently spoke with It’s Nice That about the redesign, explaining exactly what it took to reimagine the look of the one of …