Last year, we saw that Google had ambitions to make all app icons in Chrome OS use a circular design. Now, with Chrome OS 86, they seem to be following through on that goal.

At the very least, the default Google app icons seen on Chrome OS will take on a circular shape, replacing their current rectangular (Docs, Gmail, etc.) or triangular (Drive) shapes, which would ...

These changes will introduce smaller circular app icons to the streaming platform. The reports point out that this update is certain, and Google is currently working to roll it out to users.

We developed a circular design evaluation methodology and web-based tool to help us track progress toward our circular design goal. Every new product and packaging design must be scored in the ...

This update will bring a new design to Google TV. The application icons use the same circular icon design as the Google Pixel series mobile phones to save the screen space occupied by the App.

Circular design is the consideration of a product’s entire lifecycle, looking at everything from concept and development through to how it’s used and what happens after its primary use.

(© Magic Design - Canva.com) Recently the Ellen McArthur Foundation launched its strategy for circular design, offering a timely call for a systemic shift in product design.The approach emphasizes the ...

More information: Giliam Dokter et al, Mapping the practice of circular design: a survey study with industrial designers and architects in the Netherlands and Sweden, J. of Design Research (2025 ...