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Google Supersizes Images In Universal Search

In a brief blog post this afternoon, Google has introduced a new layout for displaying images in universal search results on Google.com. Rather than a single row of equal-sized images, some searches may produce a single, supersized image next to two rows of regularly-sized images.

Here’s what the image results look like currently on a search for [ocelot]:

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And here’s how the new display will look on the same search:

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Google says it will use the new display when they’re “confident that we have great image results.” Look for the new display to roll out over the next 24 hours.

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