YouTube has received an ever so minor redesign.
When I kicked back with a few videos this morning (is there a better way to start the day?) I noticed the information pane underneath the video had been tweaked slightly. If memory serves, the Add To, Share and More buttons weren’t tucked quite so far towards the left-hand side of the page. YouTube is being a tad more economical with space, but on a large monitor it can also look a little stretched.
Other elements also appear to have been cleared up, such as the related videos section on the right. Everything just looks cleaner and flatter than before.
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Clicking on your account picture in the upper right-hand corner also reveals a marginally reworked account switcher. The new design mimicks an overlay, with dark grey sub-headers separating your various accounts:
Although I don’t have the previous design for reference, I’m also fairly certain the ‘What to Watch’ homepage has been given a quick refresh. I can’t put my finger on exactly what’s changed, but the overall look is a little more rectangular and regimented in my eyes. (Or am I just dreaming?)
At the very least, I’m not the only one to have spotted YouTube’s latest design alterations. Here are some reactions from the Twittersphere:
YouTube’s watch page got a redesign.. Or should I say… stretched.
— myuu (@myuusic) August 29, 2014
…did they redesign Youtube AGAIN? all hard edges now
— DarkChaplain (@TheDarkChaplain) August 29, 2014
They’ve redesigned YouTube again. I’m only going to tweet when they redesign YouTube and during Halloween.
— Super Cool (@barnaclebucket) August 29, 2014
Have you noticed any other design tweaks on YouTube? Let us know in the comments section below. (I’ll update this piece accordingly.)
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