Tag: REDESIGN

Few websites feel like home to us as does Google. There's comfort, after all, in familiarity, and that's exactly why Google is so reliable. The search engine may have added new features over the years, but never at the expense of its classic layout. While most other sites have gone under the knife in an attempt to keep up with the times, Google has always seemed supremely comfortable in its own ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The ever-present iPhone-Porn War continues to rage, and, in his latest anti-smut salvo, Steve Jobs also managed to assault another longtime Apple rival. In a purportedly authentic e-mail, Jobs contended that Apple not only has a "moral responsibility to keep porn off the iPhone," but that consumers who "want porn can buy and [sic] ...

Twitter has kicked its maturation process into high gear over the last year. In the last 12 months or so, we've seen the debut of lists, geo-tagging, the @anywhere ad platform and even a redesign of the homepage. The look of the actual Twitter interface, though, has remained largely unchanged. That might not be the case much longer as Doug Bowman, the lead designer for Twitter, has offered the ...

YouTube started testing a new layout back in January that brought the video service more in-line with established Google aesthetics. Namely, lots of rounded corners, white space, and a healthy dose of much-needed minimalism. Gone are star ratings, and searches can now be performed without leaving the video page (this feature doesn't seem to be working yet). Starting today, the new, stripped-down ...

Share Twitter just unveiled a drastically redesigned homepage and search section with little introduction (no word from either the official blog or Twitter accounts). At the moment, the redesign appears to be popping up at random for users; only some of the Switched team has been able to get it to appear. The new, three-column design injects a lot of movement into the mix with its ...

When established and enormously popular Web sites implement aesthetic changes or programming upgrades, devoted followers inevitably voice their disapproval. Amid constant progression and technical evolution, though, such redesigns are absolutely necessary for services to remain relevant and user-friendly. It won't be news to 500,000 lucky beta previewers, but Wikipedia, one of the Web's most ...

Share Facebook is the Heidi Montag of the Internet. Just when you get used to one look, it undergoes some radical plastic surgery and changes everything. The latest incarnation of the social network has got users talking -- and they don't have a lot of nice things to say. Some call it slower. Others say it's cluttered. And lots of people seem to wonder where their status-update feeds went. ...

Share That major Facebook face-lift we told you about at the end of December is finally being rolled out to users, starting with 80 million members last night. The latest changes are the most drastic in some time, and make navigating the Web site a significantly different experience. Most obviously, the top menu bar has gotten an overhaul that moves the search box front-and-center, and puts ...

Not to be outdone by the countless makeovers Facebook has seen in the last few months, according to Tech Crunch, YouTube has revamped its site with a fresh coat of paint and some new features. But unlike many of the changes to Facebook, we're genuinely excited about YouTube's revamp. The biggest aesthetic changes were made to the site's "Watch" page, which is the core of the online video ...

Are you tired of Facebook redesigns yet? We sure hope not, because another one is apparently in the pipeline. Last week, GigaOM got its hands on some screen shots of what is supposedly the latest batch of changes to the ever-evolving Facebook interface. The most obvious change is the top navigation bar, which puts an emphasis on the search function, and moves alerts to icons next to the ...

After 10 different variations, Google finally unleashed a new "minimalist" interface for its homepage yesterday. (If you've clicked on the link above, you'll be able to spot the differences.) Basically, now Google loads with only with the logo, expanded query field, and the familiar search and "I'm Feeling Lucky" buttons -- that is, until you move your mouse. A pleasant fade then reveals your old ...

MSN, Microsoft's news and search portal, has remained largely unchanged over the last decade. The familiar butterfly logo, blue background, and oppressive quantities of links have gotten only minor tweaks since 2001 -- a different shade of blue, more links, more photos. But now, Microsoft is prepped to unveil a drastic redesign of its flagship portal, reducing clutter and ditching the "Microsoft ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2009/11/02/14-year-old-leads-facebook-insurgency-group/'; Facebook's tyrannical, inexplicable decision to redesign the site yet again has infuriated more than a million users, and sparked a latent revolutionary fervor and profound anger the likes of which we haven't seen in, like, months. This burgeoning uprising, however, has so far lacked that one leader. ...

Since it first launched in 1995, CNN's Web site has always delivered a broad variety of news to a broad audience. The site's design -- generally jam-packed with dozens of headlines that might be catnip to news junkies, but can be overwhelming to more casual browsers -- has generally reflected that content stream. On Monday, however, CNN.com will launch a new design (its first since 2007) that ...

Facebook changes are sure to garner both cheers and jeers from the social networking crowd. When news broke that the site would soon test a new homepage design, speculation ran wild but details were scarce. Now, some leaked information meant for advertisers has surfaced on Mashable, shedding more light on the redesign. The idea is simplicity. When logged in, instead of seeing real-time recent ...