Google's new look.

Just 5 minutes ago I was working with a developer who, after pulling up Google in her browser, immediately started checking her text size settings thinking somehow they became mis-configured.

Quite a change for Google - they tend to avoid these types of tweaks unless it's been absolutely proven to improve the user experience.

I'm curious why Google updated web search and image search while leaving the rest (news, maps, videos, etc.) the same. Seems inconsistent on their part.

I estimate the percentage of searches I do from an actual Google web page is less than 0.5% (not counting searching again from the results page). I always search directly through my browser, whether that is "g <search terms>" in Opera, or with the search field in Firefox.

Such a change is completely missed by folks like me.

Is it just me or is the padding totally weird on the result page? Like a 10px or something padding on the left and a max-width on the page that make it not fill up the window.

interesting that they followed up the recent change of bringing in the right hand ad column no matter the width of your browser window to beside your results with something a bit more innocuous.

well - according to http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-sponsored-ads-get-... everyone doesn't see the new pulled in ads.

Just the light touch of Marissa Mayer and her "Studies prove people prefer bigger fonts" ickery.

Am I the only one who doesn't worship at the feet of the all mighty Oracle?

I gave up noticing changes on google years ago when they went through a particularly dense spate of "Google" image mods for everything from International Talk-Like-a-Pirate-Day to World AIDS Day (my Birthday! - probably explains the bitterness)....