Google gave original Mac designer free rein on new Google+ UI

FWIW, Marissa Mayer is now VP of Location and Local, so she has no direct line over Google+.

I always try to come ot the table with ideas, but I encourage my designers to overrule me on design decisions. We'll roll something in to our product and at least try it. Sometimes it doesn't work out, and we end up re-working something. I always resist the urge to pull an "I told you so". I find that designers are far more willing to compromise on revisions driven by user needs when you give them ownership over the process.