People are crazy and times are strange
I’m not perfect. You already know that, but I like to remind people before I make comments about something I don’t like.
I spend a lot of time thinking about user interfaces, and how people use tools, and the ways that applications and processes can be enhanced to make a more pleasing (and efficient) user experience. I’m actually paid to do that, although there are others with similar jobs who are paid to do that as well, but don’t really do it. I blame the schools that teach people how to code but in a “slap some textboxes on the page” kind of way. I mean seriously, if I look at your stylesheet, and it says “default application stylesheet” or some crap like that, then I’m guessing (GUESSING) that you’ve shortchanged your users.
Oh blah, blah. I’m off topic. The point is that Google recently moved the links that went to other areas of their site from just above the main textbox to waaaaay up at the top of the page. And although you may not value extra mouse movement like I do, it’s now a royal pain in the ass to switch to image search, groups, etc. And while I realize that they made this change in order to move the front page into alignment with the moon and stars other areas of the site, I don’t think it was necessary.
You can click over to Google on your own, but here it is anyway.
Blank space. Shame. Please switch back. And also, PLEASE put some padding between the bottom of that textbox and the buttons. White space people.
I mentioned I’m not perfect, right?
