Google today unveiled some changes to their search engine. These changes include a slightly different logo and a new sidebar filled with extra options designed to narrow search patterns.
“Hopefully the search task shines and people don’t think about the design too much,” said Jon Wiley, a Google Senior User Experience Designer. “Sure, if you have them side by side you can probably pick things out, but overall it s a refined improvement. It s a refresh.”
Changes include the addition of results from Twitter along with ad links. Searches have also been streamlined to show appropriate options as time goes on and the visual design has been made even simpler with clean lines and an eliminated search button.
“We tested the interface with thousands of Google employees,” said Wiley. “They said, ‘The blue button has got to go.'”
Google’s search engine has long had a streamlined and functional look, and that was the biggest challenge for the company in this latest update. “As we ve been exploring all the ways together these things to create a unified experience and create a coherent around search, we keep pushing changes and adding features and capabilities,” he said.
Source: NPR
