Google: UI Going Downhill

[ssampier]

Is it just me or is Google's User Interface (UI) going downhill?

I was just using Google Images today and they changed the way that pictures are displayed. Now when you do a search images are not organized. It is kinda nice that you can see more pictures by scrolling down.

Worse still when you click on a picture the picture is now a "floating angel" and the information that was at the top is now on the right hand side. Yuck.

Old habits die hard and I like the old way better, damnit.

This is after Google changed the homepage (which I liked) and Google news (which I disliked, but I still use Yahoo! News).

Before we know it is Google.com going to be as busy visually as AOL or Yahoo?

 

[Starman]

I don't mind the new style, but it would be nice if there was an option for the old style for those preferring it.

 

[Fast Learner]

What organization did they have before? None that I could tell. This way you just see more photos more quickly. I quite prefer it.

 

[IronWolf]

Yeah, not really minding the new style.

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

I also hate the new style.

But it's nothing compared to the godawful interface changes of (google owned) youtube over the past few months.

 

[John Crichton]

I don't mind the new style, but it would be nice if there was an option for the old style for those preferring it.

There is a firefox plugin.

Also, they've tweaked it further so it's better than it was. You just have to get used to it.

 

[Starman]

There is a firefox plugin.

Also, they've tweaked it further so it's better than it was. You just have to get used to it.

That's good. Like I said, I do like it. I just think it's nice for people to have style options for stuff like this.

 

[ssampier]

I also hate the new style.

But it's nothing compared to the godawful interface changes of (google owned) youtube over the past few months.

That's strange I never noticed, probably because I almost never type "youtube.com". I mostly see youtube videos embedded on other sites or quickly play a video when someone links to it.

It looks like Google is experimenting again; maybe Doug Bowman shouldn't have left

To those that do like it, great. As they say, there's no accounting for taste

 

[TheAuldGrump]

There is a firefox plugin.

Also, they've tweaked it further so it's better than it was. You just have to get used to it.

What is the name of the Firefox plug in? I am not much liking the new image search, not much at all.

The Auld Grump

 

[John Crichton]

What is the name of the Firefox plug in? I am not much liking the new image search, not much at all.

The Auld Grump

Dunno about the plug-in (and I'm too lazy to do another search right now) but this is helpful:

If you do not like this design (like me), here’s a quick tip to disable this new Images search design – add the string &sout=1 at the end of the search URL, eg. http://google.com/images?q=sunset&sout=1