WebMynd is a company that created an add-on that allows you to augment your Google searches with real-time Twitter updates, Wikipedia articles, YouTube videos, and results from dozens of other places. They’ve now launched a contest called RedesignGoogle.com that invites designers from around the world to give Google a makeover.
Designers are invited to revamp Google using any CSS modifications they’d like. The contest started accepting submissions already, and will continue to do so through November 1st. Then, a number of judges (which include Y Combinator’s Paul Graham, the WebMynd team and TechCrunch’s Jason Kincaid) will pick the best designs. The winners will take home a brand new MacBook Air. You can find more details on WebMynd’s blog.
Jason Kincaid says, “The nice thing about the contest is that it isn’t purely theoretical — you’ll actually be able to start using the new design in your browser, using a stripped down version of WebMynd’s browser plugin.” Now that’s working with internet speed!
You can see a full gallery of submissions thus far at RedesignGoogle.com. But others are wondering if Google really needs a redesign. Our Wired World blog says “It seems that the colour and image friendly Bing search is causing a stir in the imagination of Google users…. I like Google the way it is. Neat and simple.” And the Tech Superb blogger says, “Let me point out emphatically that Google is what it is today not only because of the highest quality of its search engine but also because of simplicity of its design.”
So sure, have fun, redesign Google for yourself, but maybe leave the original for everyone else.
Tags: Google, Internet Speed