Google are playing with a new website design for a select number of thier ‘.com’ visitors today, not too much has changed and they are keeping with the minimalist look, but have changed a few colours and replaced the default browser buttons for some nice blue images.
The biggest change comes on the SERP’s (Search Engine Result Pages) where the navigation has moved from the top of the results to a left hand column
New Google SERP Design
Iif you cant wait for it to be rolled out worldwide, you can get a sneak peak by following these steps
1) log out of your Google account if currently logged in
2) goto http://google.com/ncr
3) type the following javascript into your address bar to add a cookie to your browser
javascript:void(document.cookie="PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com"); alert('cookie added');
4) reload the page and you should see the new design…
Googles Nov 09 Redesign
UPDATE:
if you would like to remove the cookie from your browser, them enter the following into your address bar
javascript:void(document.cookie='PREF=20b6e4c2f44943bb;path=/;domain=.google.com;expires=Sat, 01-Jan-2000 00:00:00 GMT'); alert('cookie removed');
I’ve updated the post to include a way of removing the cookie if you wish.