Can't believe I had to scroll this far down to see this.
They've also had this new design on mobile since May of last year [1]. But nobody seemed to care then?
I think people are just bothered by any visual changes in any product they're used to. I found the change slightly jarring for a day... then realized it doesn't really feel much better or worse than the previous way.
I guess people were just emotionally attached to URL being in green and below the title, rather than in dark gray and above. We develop attachments to familiar things, it's just how we are.
They've also had this new design on mobile since May of last year [1]. But nobody seemed to care then?
I think people are just bothered by any visual changes in any product they're used to. I found the change slightly jarring for a day... then realized it doesn't really feel much better or worse than the previous way.
I guess people were just emotionally attached to URL being in green and below the title, rather than in dark gray and above. We develop attachments to familiar things, it's just how we are.
[1] https://www.blog.google/products/search/new-design-google-se...