Google Images Now Redefined With Less Text

Today, Google announced several enhancements to their Google Images search page that aim to be more accurate, efficient, and image-oriented. The new look is said to bring the following enhancements:

• Dense tiled layout designed to make it easy to look at lots of images at once. We want to get the app out of the way so you can find what you’re really looking for.
• Instant scrolling between pages, without letting you get lost in the images. You can now get up to 1,000 images, all in one scrolling page. And we’ll show small, unobtrusive page numbers so you don’t lose track of where you are.
• Larger thumbnail previews on the results page, designed for modern browsers and high-res screens.
• A hover pane that appears when you mouse over a given thumbnail image, giving you a larger preview, more info about the image and other image-specific features such as “Similar images.”
• Once you click on an image, you’re taken to a new landing page that displays a large image in context, with the website it’s hosted on visible right behind it. Click anywhere outside the image, and you’re right in the original page where you can learn more about the source and context.
• Optimized keyboard navigation for faster scrolling through many pages, taking advantage of standard web keyboard shortcuts such as Page Up / Page Down. It’s all about getting you to the info you need quickly, so you can get on with actually building that treehouse or buying those flowers.

The company seems to show that it is trying to change with the times and implement new technology behind their image searches to provide a better user experience. Not only has Google Images expanded since its first debut it has also been through several changes and it is now nearing what seems to be the ideal image search. Not only are they working on expanding functionality for users but also for advertisers who seek to put up ads on the Google Images searches. The new type of ads are called "Image Search Ads" and allow you to put a small thumbnail next to the text. Seems like Google is working hard to provide the average person a better internet experience. If you are interested in reading the official Google Blog Post, click here.