Well if there is any change in how your monitor displays the Google home page, do not adjust your screen resolution. Everything is just in place. Google has just made the important stuff bigger, this is the news that has been now floating in the blogosphere . Google has now super sized its search( literally) .
For us, search has always been our focus. And, starting today, you’ll notice on our homepage and on our search results pages, our search box is growing in size. Although this is a very simple idea and an even simpler change, we’re excited about it — because it symbolizes our focus on search and because it makes our clean, minimalist homepage even easier and more fun to use. The new, larger Google search box features larger text when you type so you can see your query more clearly. It also uses a larger text size for the suggestions below the search box, making it easier to select one of the possible refinements….Google Blog.

The logo is still the same size, so is all the link text around the search box, but the box itself and the buttons underneath have been super-sized. The text entered into the search box and the suggestions it produces underneath are also rendered in a larger font.
However if Google thinks size matters , the increase in size does not seem to mean a bigger search too. Although with 100 extra pixels it may be presumed as Google getting more concerned about the senior citizens becoming the Web users or is it that the search terms are getting bigger now. Some also state it as Google recession proofing with bigger search box .Presently I totally agree to the fact that search technology still has a long way way to go . Do you think when results are more reliant over the keywords , this updation is worthwhile?















One Response
I find this change to be completely unnecessary. My first complaint is that my default Mac OSX buttons are replaced by big ugly square ones, reducing the relationship to their function.
Secondly, while larger inputs on the home page feel aesthetically unbalanced, they do not create a hierarchy problem. The same can not be said about the search results page. Here, my eye at least, is drawn exclusively to the horribly large text box, and the query I just entered, while distracting me from the results.
Thirdly, current generation browsers are supporting much better text scaling and scale choices are best left up to the user. Arguments for the visually impaired, or resolution accommodation fall flat for this reason, and if you do happen to use a larger scale at your browser level prepare to understand what “S-U-P-E-R-sized!” (sic) really means.
It’s nice that Google is so “excited” about this change, but I think it’s a step in the wrong direction when it comes to usability and respect for their customers.