Try the new Google Design

Google’s smart new design for its search page is being tested. It’s not official yet, but you can still check it out by using this simple trick. Go to Google.com/ncr and paste the following code in your browser’s address bar:

[code lang="javascript"]javascript:document.cookie= "PREF=ID=fddb01133a87d314:LD=en:CR=2:TM=1177334998:LM=1177334998:GM=1:S=OOg0FEVzpPplxe9J; path=/; domain=.google.com";void(0);[/code]

You’ll notice a navigation menu on the top of the page which lists other Google products. There are links under the search box which smartly appear. For example, if you search your name nothing appears, but if you search for ‘Google’, you’ll see a news link. Similarly, if you search ‘C++’, you’ll notice links to code, books and code.

Nothing mind blowing, but a refreshing change indeed. Alex Chitu observes that the number of results shown at the top of the results are missing, it shouldn’t really be an issue for most users. I would like to see this new design implemented.

This post was published by on April 24, 2007

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  • http://blog.adglobe.net km

    Dude,

    i having difficulity to comment when using firefox.

  • http://andrewkuo.net Andrew Kuo

    hmmm, not working for me :(

  • http://www.siteguide.us Vijay

    This does work, but as alex says only if you go to http://www.google.com/ncr not simply to google.com. Google.com will direct you to google.co.in and it wont work there.
    This works correctly only at google.com

  • http://shankarthetechie.blospot.com Shankar Ganesh

    Tried this, have to wait and see whether I get used to this interface.

  • http://spotgeek.com/geekbytes/ knight17

    It is not working for me too :(

    But IMHO Live.com search got a nice interface, but Google is keeping the simple yet functional look and feel

  • http://www.sizlopedia.com Dj Flush

    Did not work for me

    and the weird thing is that I can no longer the javascript code here in the post :O

    where did go :D ? lol

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    DJ Flush: The code went missing when I edited the post for the second time. Thanks for the heads up, it’s back again

  • http://www.avirtualexit.com Gili

    This new interface looks like the one we know and love, but exposes the user to other valuable Google tools that can help. Nice idea.
    Gili

  • Mosey

    Not working for me at the moment but I’ll keep trying. Loading /ncr just keeps returning to default http://www.google.com

  • http://auscoder.com Afterlife(69)

    It’s about time they did something to spice up their homepage, for so long now its just been ugly and inpersonal.

  • http://featherpot.wordpress.com Ben

    Wow it works !! nice design i think it will be better and more usefull than the present google search result page
    See my try here(screenshot):

    If it doesnt woork for you , Just copy that code into the addressbar after going to http://www.google.com/ncr

    javascript:document.cookie= “PREF=ID=fddb01133a87d314:LD=en:CR=2:TM=1177334998:LM=1177334998:GM=1:S=OOg0FEVzpPplxe9J; path=/; domain=.google.com”;void(0);

    and press enter

    thene search for enything

    after this you will get a result in new page for every search :)

  • http://featherpot.wordpress.com Ben
  • http://featherpot.wordpress.com Ben

    here is my screenshot:

    hXXp://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7936/googlenewdm1.png

  • http://shankarthetechie.blospot.com/ Shankar Ganesh

    Tried this, have to wait and see whether I get used to this interface.