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Ask HN: How to disable new Google search styling

11 points by mattmanser ↗ HN
I personally find the new google look without underlines and massive text to be rubbish, I gave it a go, but it's hard to scan and the design looks amateurish. What is it with designers constantly trying to get rid of link underlines?

Previously whenever it reared its head, I simply deleted cookies to get rid of it but now it is stubbornly sticking around.

Anyone know how to get rid of it quickly without having to install anything? I have many Chromes/profiles for testing/businesses/etc. so extensions just turn into a massive pita.

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yen223
I'm usually a Google-redesign apologist, but this new change is pretty jarring. I'm not sure what they're trying to achieve by removing the underlines.

I'm sure someone will come up with a Greasemonkey script soon enough.

PhantomGremlin
Try disabling JavaScript. I just did a quick test and that seemed to work. But then you lose "advantages" such as search suggestions. I don't care, I hate those suggestions anyway.
caw
The new redesign also breaks the "Personal Blocklist" Chrome extension by Google. The text overlaps with the first line after the link.

I was able to get rid of the new styling by doing incognito mode. If I'm logged in to either my gmail or google apps account I get the redesign.

lumpysnake
> but it's hard to scan and the design looks amateurish

What about Hacker News' design? I guess everybody agrees it's ugly, but it gets the job done. I think your just being over-picky for nothing.

I actually find the new design to be more pleasing to the eye and a lot cleaner. And my search results are still as good as before, so who cares.

achy
The font and underlining change are a non issue for me (other than looking terrible in chrome for windows); however the increased font size is jarring and reduces the amount of information that can quickly be scanned.