I would hate to be the one to pass one false news to the masses, so I do hope I’m proved correct. According to a local radio station this morning - Facebook (I’m sure you’ve heard of it!) is lined up for a design makeover.

I personally don’t mind Facebook, regardless of rants I may have had in previous posts regarding social networking sites and their lack of consideration towards their millions of users. But it has remained pretty much the same, visually at least, since it was launched. Or perhaps since I started using it a while back. And a refreshing update is good for anything.

I’m not entirely sure what this new makeover will entail. From what I gathered from my reliable Manchester radio station; it will include both aesthetic and usability upgrades. I guess that’s good enough. Facebook did actually make a new years resolution, as can be seen here. Whether this new refreshment is to tackle those stated issues, or is something entirely new remains yet to be seen.

Hopefully this might give the web design world a little something to talk about, unlike Amazon’s revolutionary makeover (see angry rant here). Whatever the outcome, I’m just happy that something concerning my interests and industry actually made it to local radio! Go Facebook!