Google Gives Search a Fresh Coat of New Paint

My Google looks as it always has, I can't see any of the changes described in this article.

I really hate the new search results layout it looks like Bing or Yahoo now. Luckily one of my PC's is still unaffected by it, Going to copy my cookies and try to fix my other PC's... If i cant revert it I might as well find a new search engine..

I've had this for a massive amount of time. I think google should stay unique instead of copying some other companies, and making everything harder to use.

It hasn't migrated to the |-|4xx0|2 language yet.

...Nor Google Klingon
www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon/

Qapla'!

I find it disturbing that a website hasn't rolled out to everyone yet? Does this just mean the Google center my traffic is routed to hasn't been updated yet, or does this mean Google is tracking my computer and actively deciding not to send me to the updated layout? I mean seriously, shouldn't a publicly accessible website be the same for everyone who visits?

It's one thing for a company to slowly roll-out software updates to not inundate their servers, I think it's another for google to say "cookie #123445542221 being redirect to the old site", what benefit does that have?

"a fresh coat of paint" but it was the wrong color and I don't like it at all. The search results are awful and like youtube I want it to go back to what it was. They had it right the first time but these changes make proper searches more difficult as well rating content. Than you google for going backwards....

I've had this a while as well. I like it, they eg. finally added "Month" to the time-line. It was a pain to always do it manually. Though I wish they added a field next to each one so you easily search the last [6] Month(s) or [2] Week(s).

The Google logo with all its colours reminds me of early websites when everyone tried to add as many effects as possible and as many colours as possible.

I looked at the changed Google, and it doesn't look like these pictures. In fact, the colors are more vibrant, not more washed out. They did get rid of the "tm", and the shadows, which does give it a more simplistic, child-like appearahce they probably wanted. I don't think a move pastels work in creating that mood, and the more vibrant colors seem to be more consistent with that, so I think they did go with more vibrant, brighter, colors.

So long as they keep it plain and simple i'll stick with google.

The minimalistic layout is what made them so popular in the first place compared to the former giants like yahoo who had (has) their search pages crammed with adverts, links and a whole slew of other unnecessary information.

Keep it simple, thats all I ask!

I'm really not a big fan of this minimalist style...it just looks too...plain. Also, by removing the "TM" from the new logo does that mean that the logo is available for public use without authorization or is that just wishful thinking?

Imagine how much bandwidth they save now not using the larger shadow and possibly reduced bit depth
As a graphic artist I don't see this image necessarily as a step forward as it lost some complexity. The good is it gained some cleanness. But the buttons now look a bit rough, big and/or less subtle.

Nothing really looks changed, it still gives you the most relevant searches with the option to better sort through it via categories. Which is a good thing.

I hate the left hand bar, because I know what they are planning. Certain languages read left to right, so it makes sense to have advertisements in a left hand bar.

This is their way of easing us into it.... I mean really, what are we going to do, use Bing?

is it me, or do i see another *facelift de facebook?*

I completely hate the left side bar. It's useless and just takes up space.

OMG This New Search Bar SUCKS I HATE IT! Give Me Back My Old Plain Google Please!

@Sabiancym: Yes It Takes Space My Small PC Does Not Welcome More Space.

As opposed to a fresh coat of old paint?

I agree with the others here who hate it. I just got the new page... YUCK!

Keep your crappy and redundant bar on the left side, give me back the space to display the THINGS I SEARCHED FOR.

Epic fail on Google's part.

What is it with every major site out there and "fixing" what isn't broken?

I just went to google to leave some "feedback" about the change, and their forums are lit up with comments against it. Maybe we will get lucky and they will roll it back.

I am with you guys about the gay crap on the left. It takes up space I don't want taken up by useless information. I looked into the search settings, and it's not modifiable. So, it's a heavy handed move by Google to try to force us to do more with their page.

While complaining might be fun, they fully expect complaints with release, and they really don't care unless it results in people using it less. No matter what change you do, people will complain, after all.

They will change it back if they see their market share go down, that's for sure. So, let's all just use Bing, or Cuil, or whatever else you fancy. No one needs Google, there are competitors that are very painless to use. It's a lot easier than moving from an operating system, or a site like eBay, and people do that. We can switch from Google, easily, and they'll learn they can't be so heavy handed and disrespectful, which is what forcing this crap on us is. If they even gave a settings option I wouldn't be mad, but they didn't. It's an affront.

What is up with the trend to make everything bigger? First youtube with their stupid layout (yes I know Goog owns youtube), and now Google search itself. The font size on Gooooooooooogle at the bottom is ridiculous. Why exactly they decided they needed to add a toolbar on the left that's redundant to the toolbar at the top is beyond me.

Jeez, all of you are complaining like Google cut off your hands or something. It's just a few minimal ui changes, its just a damn search bar. Also to the idiots complaining about the side bar, its only like 150 pixels! Sorry Google took up some of the WHITE space on the left of the search results that its had forever; don't worry there is plenty of white space left.

If you hate the left side Everything sidebar as much as me, try this out
Step one-Go to Google and search for anything, on the results page at the bottom click "Give us Feedback" and send them your 2 cents worth, maybe if we get enough of those sent they will change it back.
Step two-Go to seotools.com and use their FireFox/Chrome extension that automatically disables the new Everything sidebar
I am hoping that Google will revert this fugly change and gives me my 159pixels back for search results thankyou very much!!!

Drowned,

Maybe, just maybe, not everyone is like you and doesn't care about the changes.

Anyway, back on topic

As for me, I don't like it not because of the space taken up, but because of "visual noise". Plus, if google had any sense of Aesthetics, they would have realized placing an object on the left that people will try to ignore is an eyesore.

Time to see how that plugin works, and for the record (if any google employee is watching these threads), I think it's time we found a "new" search engine, maybe Yahoo would like my support more

Web 3.0: Dumbing the internet down one step at a time

People always complain when Google changes their site (which they've done so at least 3 times in the last year). The last two changes (fade-in effect and this one) are pretty poor though.

Let's face it though, they did a better job than the latest changes to Youtube.

The change has not hit my home system yet...
However, it has affected my work system. Trying to be nice, there may be some use to the left toolbar but without a hide button it takes up way too much space and hinders my ability to review search results. Ads on right - Toolbar on left - Search results squeezed into the middle.

Suggest - using the "Dissatisfied - Help us Improve" button at the very bottom of search results.
or try locating email for

Marissa Mayer
Vice President, Search Products & User Experience (Google)

...and be nice.

can put the bar at the other side? it so weird for my eye >.