A dramatic change for Google that has long prided itself on its classic, minimalist look. Google on Thursday began adding background photos to its home page. On Wednesday evening, the company announced it has collaborated with artists to create a gallery of background images and that it would by default place these on the home page with a white Google logo over the next 24 hours.
The change seems to be causing consternation among Google users. On Twitter, complaints about the background rolled in quickly.
Luckily, users can change the background image. Google experts around the net suggest to go directly your Google account. You’ll find there “remove background image link” nested in the bottom left hand corner. Then click a link in the lower left corner of the home page. Google provides plain colors as well as white as options under editor’s picks, although the Google logo remains white even if the images are changed.
A Google spokeswoman told Digits in an email, “The Google home page should be back to normal tomorrow where you can keep it in its simple and classic look, choose to upload an image or photo, or switch back and forth,”.
