Google Search gets a facelift

by Chris Gilmer Apr 25th 2007

A little nip-and-tuck has gone on at Google Search recently. As we mentioned yesterday in the Googleholic, Google has been testing a slight rework for their search interface and we had a Javascript workaround to see it.

The rework is now evident when visiting Google.com. Nothing too major has gone on and it still closely resembles your favorite search location, but with some added freshness. Along the top of the page when logged in, users are now presented with a list of Google services along with their Google Account services including Web, Images, Video, News, Maps, Mail and a drop down to reach Calendar, Docs, Groups, Blogs, Books, Patents, Notebook, Web History and My Account.

A little freshness has been added to the styling of the page, where a few slight tweaks have been made. There is now a gradient box above the results for an added feeling of depth surrounding the Results numbers. Google has now also pushed the page listing on the bottom to align on the left instead of the center, and added a Google search box, again in a gradient box at the bottom under the results. It's nice to see these subtle changes, they add a refreshing little perk to the Search site and give it a more polished feel.

Update : If you don't see the redesign, you can try this fix. Paste this line into your address bar.
javascript:document.cookie="PREF=ID=fddb01133a87d314:LD=en:CR=2:TM=1177334998:LM=1177334998:GM=1:S=OOg0FEVzpPplxe9J;path=/;domain=.google.com"
To revert back, clear your cookies. Warning, try at your own risk!

Tags: google, results, search

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jordan Running said 11:55AM on 4-25-2007

The new hotness isn't showing up for me today, but it does once I use the JavaScript trick. Guess they're rolling it out gradually.

P.S. The link on the image is broken. Don't forget your http:// :)

Mikael said 1:31PM on 4-25-2007

Cookies deleted but no facelift here on either the American or the UK website.

quandmeme said 8:58PM on 4-25-2007

I'm looking for double column search results without a ff plugin. It's great for my computer but I can't plug in the computers I access Google from.

Kia said 12:44AM on 4-26-2007

You really should give credit to the site Webbsnack who first made this discovery 3 days ago.
http://webbsnack.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/google-testar-ny-layout-i-sokresultatet/

I would also like to point out that the design is not visible for everyone. And they are still testing other designs too.

Elliot said 7:34AM on 4-29-2007

I think you need to delete your cookies, as per Google Blogspot's instructions. That should sort out the facelift-ness.

thetinguy said 8:24PM on 4-30-2007

The Javascript code is wrong. Here is the correct one:

javascript:document.cookie="PREF=ID=fddb01133a87d314:LD=en:CR=2:TM=1177334998:LM=1177334998:GM=1:S=OOg0FEVzpPplxe9J;path=/; domain=.google.com"

http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-23.html#n52

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