RSSMay 7th, 2007
Google’s New Search Design
This past Friday I was working with a client and did a Google search as I so often do. However, this time I saw a completely different design for my search results. I could not believe my eyes, Google actually used a gradient on their search results page!
I asked a couple of friends about it, and they could not seem to duplicate the screen I continue to see for my google search results. Then over the weekend I read an article on techcrunch that confirms my suspicions.
All I can do is consider myself one of the lucky ones that google is using to test out their new search results design. I personally think it looks really cool. The only thing I am a little unsure of is the left column, where you can search your term in images, video, books, blogs and so forth. I am not sure it is worth taking up 167 pixels with that left column. Instead, I might consider working those options into the top. I am sure they have thought this through, it’s just my first impression.
I will be interested to see if/when they decide to launch this new design.
2 Comments
Jim — May 24th, 2007
Google has been testing a lot of new software for both surfers and web designers. I haven’t seen that page before either. I really don’t like that left column though.
Nick — May 24th, 2007
Hey Jim, it seems like they have not launched this design to their full audience yet, but I still get these results and they HAVE gotten rid of the left column. Must have been a result of this post :-).
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