YouTube.com's finally getting a new look.
A year after it was discovered YouTube was testing a new flatter,Watch Carnal Cravings (2006) more minimalist website design, the company's now starting to roll out a public version as an opt-in setting.
Anyone can try the new look out, but if you don't like it you can easily opt-out and revert back to the old design.
SEE ALSO: YouTube TV is exactly what live TV streaming should look like in 2017The website redesign is based off of Material Design, the UI and design language Google created to give Android a modern look and feel.
In fact, the new cleaned up YouTube website looks a lot like YouTube TV, with a strict deemphasis of the website menus and emphasis on creator content.
"We don't want the UI to distract," Fred Gilbert, Head of User Experience at YouTube, told me during an early preview of the website redesign last week. "It should always be about the content."
Gilbert says the company went through great lengths to make it easier to discover more videos.
Distractive elements like the blue video title links are now toned down to black, sidebar menus have been cleaned up, and even the YouTube logo and the search bar in the upper left are smaller. Channel icons are smaller and round now. "There's a lot more room to express yourself on banners," Gilbert says.
Other things are more intuitive, too — like when you scroll down in the Home and Subscriptions sections and content just populates automatically instead of having to click "Load more," or how you change your language (it's now in your profile settings instead of at the footer of the page).
The new aesthetic is pleasant and immediately makes the current/old (whatever you wanna call it) version look outdated. Goodbye dull gray background!
But YouTube didn't just give the website a fresh coat of paint. There are plenty of improvements to the foundation — all of the under-the-hood changes that users may not notice, but will allow YouTube to roll out powerful new features in the future.
"One of the reasons we're spending so much time is because we want to do new things — faster," Gilbert says.
The new YouTube website's built on the Polymer framework. Yes, it'll make things run a little faster and smoother, but long term we'll see bigger features like the site's new Dark Theme, which swaps out white for black and is way easier on the eyes at night — not an easy flip-of-the-switch setting on the engineering side I'm told.
It's a beautiful new look, and I don't think anyone who opts in is gonna revert back. But the fact that it's opt-in suggests it's like a beta, which isn't the case according to Gilbert.
"It is showing the work early," he said. "There's a lot of things we just want to test out and make sure it's the right thing and we're putting it out. We never go from zero to 100. We are comfortable enough to put this version out there and we hope to hear feedback."
To opt-in and try out the new site redesign, check it out here.
Topics Google YouTube
Meet LegoGPT, an AI model that creates custom Lego sets10 Electronic Devices That Are Nearly Impossible to RepairElon Musk and DOGE reportedly tried (and failed) to take over the U.S. Copyright OfficeWhy are we obsessed with body counts again?25 wildlife photos that show nature at its most beautiful, weird, and brutalNASA says Bennu asteroid is basically just a ball pitThe 12 Best Games on PCIs it a bird? Is it a meteor? No, it's SpaceX space junk over the Pacific Northwest!NYT Connections hints and answers for May 5: Tips to solve 'Connections' #694.Best Kindle deal: Save 20% on the Kindle ColorsoftToday's Hurdle hints and answers for May 8, 2025Save 50% on Calm Premium membershipsElon Musk and DOGE reportedly tried (and failed) to take over the U.S. Copyright OfficeTwo heavyweights clash in the Fat Bear Week finalsBest earbuds deal: Save $90 on the Bose Ultra OpenRanking the Fallout GamesWhat happens when you're banned from dating appsWhen Are NextBest Kindle deal: Save 20% on the Kindle ColorsoftWhat Are the Best CCleaner Alternatives? Best Big Spring Sale TV deal: Save almost $200 on a 4K Fire TV Best Minecraft Lego deals: Save up to 36% on Minecraft building sets Wordle today: The answer and hints for March 28, 2025 Best Mac Mini deal: Get an M4 Mac Mini for its lowest price yet Amazon Big Spring Sale 2025: All the best Roomba deals Kindle books are up to 90% off during Amazon's Big Spring Sale Best Amazon Lego deals from the Big Spring Sale 2025 Auburn vs. Michigan 2025 livestream: How to watch March Madness for free Amazon Big Spring Sale: My favorite power bank is 50% off How to watch 'Queer': Release date, streaming details Nintendo Switch 2 preorders start on April 2, says Best Buy Canada Amazon Spring Sale 2025: Best Apple AirPods Pro 2 deal Amazon Spring Sale 2025: Best Beats Studio Pro deal NYT mini crossword answers for March 27, 2025 Duke vs. Arizona 2025 livestream: How to watch March Madness for free Amazon Spring Sale 2025: Best self Amazon Big Spring Sale 2025: Best Fire TV Cube deal Amazon Spring Sale 2025: Save 44% on Soundcore Space A40 earbuds Tennessee vs. Kentucky 2025 livestream: How to watch March Madness for free Best earbud deal: Save $30 on Anker Soundcore Sleep A20 earbuds
2.0272s , 10139.09375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch Carnal Cravings (2006)】,Defense Information Network