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BREAKING: Twitter launches completely new design

By Boris
October 9, 2009
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The new Twitter design (launched earlier today, and only available to some people (keep refreshing!)) is basic, speedy and compatible with all browsers! The missing images icons keep you guessing what people look like which is pretty exciting.

Some cynical users have attributed this to scaling issues and are suggesting it must be a simple error. But we know that Biz and Evan are always thinking about ways to make the service simpler and easier to use. Removing the stylesheets and images was a logical next step when you think about it.

I’m sure this will be followed by many sites. Expect facebook and Google to adopt this new look somewhere in the following two weeks.

Twitter new design

Ah damn, maybe that title should have said “Twitter Design Completely Broken”. Sorry about that. I’m dyslexic.

UPDATED: new design is also live in France, UK, Germany, France and Finland. Looks like it is being rolled out country by country. Let us know in the comments if you see it too and if you like it!

Boris Serial Internet Entrepreneur
Serial entrepreneur and founder of V3 Redirect Services (sold), HubHop Wireless Internet Provider (sold), TwitterCounter.com, PressDoc & The Next Web. Boris is very active on Twitter and would love it if you started following him @Boris.

  • Alfred
    Also rendering problems in Holland :). I was wondering if it was just my internet connection. Because it is a little flakky lately also.
  • Lol are you really serious!?
    haha. CSS rendering error..
    Well i thought it just happened with me.. seems everyone was affected
    BTW add India too to the Live list :P
  • Thank You site

    r10
    mynet
    zihnimde
  • So, I totally read the headline and checked twitter first thinking... wha???? nice headline! and the new design is super accessible!
  • Almost every website I've visited in the last few hours looks broken... It's a verizon/sprint national outage of sorts.
  • It's just the latest conspiracy to put web designers out of business ;-)
  • Michel
    I still don't see it? Can somebody help me?

    I have a Pentium Q9550, 4 GB RAM, Vista OS, Lynx browser.
  • Twinkle Toes
    It's a CSS rendering error you silly Twits :D
  • No, it isn't! They just announced and explained the whole thing here: http://bit.ly/hwlH2
  • Twinkle Toes
    Thanks for the link but I prefer Dictionary.com :D

    If you used their database, you would know that a practical joke is only funny if you don't give away the clue:

    "Ah damn, maybe that title should have said “Twitter Design Completely Broken”. Sorry about that. I’m dyslexic." -Hence CSS rendering error :D

    Let me enlighten you on the ":D" part. It means smiley face. Meaning I laughed at/about it.

    So a big fat :P to you sir :D

    I will leave the ":P" as a homework assignment to you.

    P.S. did ya have the guts to ask Steve when he was gonna resign as chief? :o (:o = gasp / oh no)
  • Spain too...
  • Guy
    Germany got it too. Seems to be the new design for people who don't have a premium account...
  • Love this design, it's live in the UK now too!
  • The Next Web are going to have to start deploying this one: http://bit.ly/1acjUi
  • Ben
    That's no new design, It's rendering/CSS error. I can't believe that you made a post with this info....
  • Are you sure? I don't you understand. It is all explained here: http://bit.ly/hwlH2
  • Its old. Ive seen it many many times earlier.
  • So they have been working on it for a while?
  • It was *live* for the better part of the morning here in Croatia, looks like they *reverted* back to the original design after all :-(
  • Looks like the twitter side *without* design. Click on that option in your webDeveloper and reenable rendering of CSS. They you are good.
    :-) stw
  • You sure now how to generate visits ;)
  • Expect, not Except :P

    "Except facebook and Google to adopt this new look..."
  • Ah fixed that one. As I said in the post: I'm dyslectic.
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