Cornell University Website Refresh:
Farewell Cornell class of 2010! Thanks for all the hilarious flash videos!

(Special thanks for the tip from Julianna Lee)

Youtube to Get a Redesign:

Wired reports that over the next few weeks Youtube will be rolling out a redesign to “declutter” and clean up the user interface. This comes shortly after their new experiment with streaming rentals for “five different flicks from the Sundance Film Festival using their Google Checkout accounts” (mashable).

You can already start using the new design now by clicking this link. Reverting back is simple enough by clicking the “Return to the old YouTube” in the upper right corner.

Happy Cog East gives the city of Philadelphia a much needed refresh with their website redesign for VisitPhilly.com.

(more info about the GPTMC’s rebranding via Technically Philly)

matthewb:

Frank Chimero’s new profile page — as with his work — is a thing of beauty. The text is set in Mitja Miklavčič’s FF Tisa Web Pro.

Tumblr redesigns their dashboard, adding new functionality. We are looking forward to testing out the new navigation further. At first glance it looks like Tumblr has done away with the controversial “tumblarity” ranking system. Though don’t count on it: “We’re about to totally overhaul the Directory, along with the Activity page and Tumblarity which power it. In preparation, we’ve taken both of these pages offline while we make changes.”
—tumblr staff blog

staff:

After several weeks of parsing through your feedback and making adjustments, the new Dashboard nav is up!

Just two things to note:

• To fix the issue with unnecessary unread counts on blogs you’re already following, we now only show unread counts for private blogs.
• We’re about to totally overhaul the Directory, along with the Activity page and Tumblarity which power it. In preparation, we’ve taken both of these pages offline while we make changes. More soon!

Facebook’s upcoming redesign plans on adding more emphasis on search and even more updates to the homepage.

via Mashable

The CNN.com redesign launched over weekend features a prominent new (red) navigation and adds their new “NewsPulse” to the mix. Right now this looks like it is primarily just a way to get to articles on the site based on how they determine popularity, but we’re sure that this will evolve with the refreshed site.

The design was done by HUGE and the CNN.com team (previously Razorfish and CNN.com).

via Multichannel News

The New CNN.com (First Screenshots)

“Today, CNN has invited a number of journalists to One Time Warner Center in New York City to witness a preview of the new CNN.com homepage (they’re calling the event “The Unveiling“). The site serves as one of the Internet’s most popular news sites and is also among the most trafficked sites overall, so a major redesign is no small undertaking…” — via Tech Crunch

The GOP.com redesign: “You’ve Got Fail”

Jon Stewart pokes fun at RNC chairman Michael Steele and the “GOP’s new revamped website” on The Daily Show.

The Technorati.com redesign aims to regain authority:

(before - 2008)

(after - Oct. 2009)

Technorati.com announced the launch of its new redesign on Oct. 14, 2009, quoting comScore for their ranking as the fifth largest social media property.

There’s no lack of the color green on the site for their launch, with the content and advertisement reflecting the use of the color on the site. We can’t help but think that this was intentional, and, if so, we find it clever. Either way, there’s no denying their generous use of the color.

In addition to search upgrades and new, original content from bloggers, the Top 100 got a nice update adding “topical authority,” where blogs are ranked within their respective categories.

via cnet