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July 15, 2011

Google Tests an Interface Optimized for Infinite Scrolling

Alon Laudon spotted a new experimental interface for Google's results pages. The most important change is that most navigation elements continue to be visible even when you scroll down. The navigation bar, the search box and the search options sidebar have a fixed position, which means that you no longer have scroll to the top of the page to edit the query or switch to a specialized search engine.


The new interface seems to set the stage for a fluid design that removes pagination and replaces it with infinite scrolling. In fact, most the changes are already available in Google Image Search, which uses infinite scrolling.


Alon also noticed a new UI for Instant Preview. "Page preview is a little different - the button appears to the side of the result text preview instead of to the side of the result webpage name. The site also doesn't pop up the preview when you simply click something inside the text, you have to hover over the magnifying glass icon."


{ Thanks, Alon. }

10 comments:

  1. Great! The new interface it's minimalist and so clean... I liked this. All new features and design in all apps are cool and impressive!

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  2. great post information, thank a lot

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  3. Nice design.. i am waiting for this...

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  4. It's great, you never have to scroll up to search again. But it feels strange, but I guess I'm just not used to it.. =P

    But there's one thing I don't get about the search... Why do you still have the search buttons with instant search? You never have the time to press them.. =S

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  5. duckduckgo is already there

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  6. Great looking

    http://www.geekwindow.com/2011/07/infinite-scrolling-search-page-is-being.html

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  7. if they did what auto pager extension do , we will loss the sense of number of results...and in the end we will loss the value of most related info on what we type.... :-(

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