If you check Google today you may notice things are a little different. Keeping with the simplistic look, Google have increased the size of the seach box, along with the text when you type (including suggestions). The latest post on the Google blog explains that the small changes symbolise their focus on search, and should help users to view queries much more clearly.
The above image is from the Google blog.
Personally, I can’t see the changes making too much of a difference. Expanding the search box is fine, but now that the text is larger, it seems a bit too big and looks tacky.
What are your thoughts on the Google changes? Is this to cater for the ever-increasing resolutions on today’s computers? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
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7 | Kieron Hughes
September 10th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
That file is quite interesting actually Rob.
“Longer search queries, averaging searches of 5+ words in length, have increased 10 percent comparing January 2009 to January 2008.”
Quite a dramatic increase really, and could definitely be one of the main factors why Google have decided to increase the search bar. But then again, as Andy said, it could be a completely pointless change.