Wikipedia Gets a Makeover. Should It Look More Like Google?

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Chris Taylor
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Wikipedia Gets a Makeover. Should It Look More Like Google?
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We all love Wikipedia -- some of us more than others.

But have you ever felt like it could do with a redesign? Something to make it look a little easier on the eye, with more white space -- you know, more Google-ish?

That's exactly what designers at a Lithuanian creative agency called New! set out to do. You can see the results here, at a site called Wikipedia Redefined -- and in the gallery below.

This isn't an officially sanctioned redesign, and there's no word on whether the Wikimedia Foundation (owners of the nonprofit site) have shown any interest. We'd like to think so, though, as this version of the site seems a lot more user-friendly. Not to mention a lot more research-friendly: check out the quoting, highlighting and article-tabbing options.

Check out the screenshots, and let us know in the comments: would you prefer Wikipedia if it looked this way?

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