The Google+ Developers group announced today that the next update to the +1 button is strictly a UI change, with no functionality differences. I like the look of the clicked button, after you have activated it by using the plus one functionality.
However, the +1 button itself, not clicked, seems a little too camouflaged to me. It blends in with the surrounding area and doesn’t yell “click me!” like a good “call to action” button should. We talk a lot about the difference between what good design looks like and good design that actually gets user interaction, so I’m sure the good folks developing the Google+ button have tested the new design and found that the new design outperforms the old. They wouldn’t just change things to keep changing things, would they?
![New Google+ +1 button preview New Google+ +1 button preview](https://i0.wp.com/jonathanjeter.com/images/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-3.48.31-PM.png?resize=555%2C190)
What do you think? Take a look at the preview version of the +1 button above as it appears on Google Plus? What do you think?
![Preview of new Google+ +1 button on my site Preview of new Google+ +1 button on my site](https://i0.wp.com/jonathanjeter.com/images/Screen-shot-2012-03-07-at-4.02.07-PM.png?resize=598%2C261)
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What do YOU think? Let me know...