Last week I mentioned that the 2 fundamental rules of the internet are that 1.) People do not like change, and 2.) If there is change, people will complain.
Well, it looks like facebook is challenging those rules, giving itself a “facelift.”
The roll-out for this is slow, so you may not have the upgrade available for you yet. Massive data transfers put a strain on the server, and slow-rollouts tend to generate more buzz. Here’s a screenshot of the new facebook:
new facebook page
I like the new home-page and the stylistic fidelity to streamlined simplicity and space. I’m not super excited about the breakdown of a single page into several tabs, but I’m sure it will grow on me. This will cause facebooks’ clicks per visit numbers to shoot through the roof, I’m sure.
2 responses so far ↓
AJS // July 23, 2008 at 4:16 pm |
Nice redesign. I hate change.
Jon // July 23, 2008 at 4:22 pm |
Thanks, I’m still working on it though. I made the mistake of editing the CSS without first backing it up, so now I’m stuck with what I have. Should see some smallish changes though, as I work on the header and experiment with some of the fonts.