Google's new look

[ZonoBurk]

It seems that now and perhaps into the future, all your base are belong to Google. The company has done a good job becoming the search tool of choice for the vast majority of internet users and it's quickly becoming the name behind many useful and popular online applications and marketing tools.

What Google does not do well is apply design appropriately to its search engine interface. Other online application interfaces from Google are often done rather well, or at least not too badly. The search engine page, however, leaves a lot to be desired. Mind you, we're talking about the most successful search tool on the Web. But it is no stretch to observe that the design of this page is pretty bad.

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Edited February 5, 2006 by Mike2006

[Mx]

It's just a mock, something a guy did himself, its not the new Google homepage.

[JAbad28]

Wow... If that happens that would be great!! The new look will look awesome..

[JAbad28]

ARGH... It double posted!!!!! Delete please...

[Borbus]

What's he talking about? Google's design rocks. Hopefully they won't implement anything close to his design in the future.

[Brandon]

amazing! I love it.. only if it was real :(

[Eli]

Oh PLEASE Google hire this guy. I love it. I was actually thinking of how Google would look if they redesigned their site and I couldn't think of anything that would look good but this proves to be a good look for Google.

[H3lix]

^ double post... not to bad mock-up though.

[chopyaedoff]

The new look is terrible - I :heart: the white space.

[Brandon Live Veteran]

His mock-up looks like a color-inverted MSN Search :p

Google won't change. They're afraid to. You see, Google doesn't understand their own success. They try things, and if it sticks, they latch onto it and don't let it go. But they don't analyze their success and failure to learn from it. Or at least that's my observation.

If they were smart, they'd let the Picasa team define their UI guidelines.

[L3thal Veteran]

I actually like the mock up design that was shown on that page, but the blue should be changed to white or a darker shade of white.

[jimbo12141]

The new look is terrible - I :heart: the white space.

it ISNT a new look, its a mock up buy some guy,

I like the design google have, clean, small and good!

[HellBender]

You can use the Google API and create this interface yourself. Plus, you can make a few bucks off people searching from your site instead of the official google page.

[Colin-uk Veteran]

Looks quite nice, except for the huge blue thing at the bottom :blink:

[RightfulSpire]

hmm ya know i actually like this guys design, makes sense and looks nice, but after all google did get to where they are byu simple and uncreative on the main page, so why fix something that aint broke

[ZonoBurk]

It's just a mock, something a guy did himself, its not the new Google homepage.

I found it on Flexbeta, so I thought it was real. If it's not, then I'm sorry.

[scribbles]

Have you seen his eBay design? That's impressive. Actually anything would be better than the current eBay.

[MrBear5587]

I actually rather like Google's simplicistic, to-the-point interface. Theres nothing unnecessary or flashy. It does the job for me.

Although, the mockup on that site is pretty nice.

[crimsonhead]

Current Google design : Fast Loading + Simplicity = (Y)

[.Ark]

I think google should give users the option to choose the design... and I like this one.. :p

[lyunya]

i don't like the blue bottom half. but besides that it looks pretty cool.

[Napalm Frog]

The Google page is fine as is. Yes, I know there are minor details that I wouldn't mind fixed (like placement of certain links), but the actual layout is nearly perfect as is.

[todd]

so why fix something that aint broke

to improve it :sleep:

[xxdesmus]

What's he talking about? Google's design rocks. Hopefully they won't implement anything close to his design in the future.

Are you serious? Google's current homepage is pathetically inadequate for a company that size. He has some very valid points though I am not exactly thrilled with this use of the blue though. It's a little too MSN-ish. It amazes me that a company like Google can't design a better homepage. :blink:

[SamNeeds]

That design is awesome! Obviously like the man pointed out, its his take at a new design but, man! What a design! Simple, yet awesome!

[Julius Caro]

His mock-up looks like a color-inverted MSN Search :p

Exactly what I thought when I saw it.

His mockup ain't bad, I just don't like the blue thing.

Besides the blue, he doesn't change it that much and I would actually like it that way.