It may be a little too early to do a roundup of the best redesigns of 2008 like we did last year, but with Thursday’s one-two punch of new looks for social sites Twitter and FriendFeed, it’s a good chance to take a look back at some of this year’s redesigns and talk about what was changed or fixed.
I’ve picked 10 of my favorites below, listed in no particular order. See also the honorable mentions section at the bottom of the post, which includes content sites or other places that didn’t quite make the cut.
1. Twitter
Twitter’s new look isn’t all that different from its old look, except for a slightly more rounded feel and the inclusion of tabs on the right side.
Twitter’s redesign was a twofold change: one part to simplify the interface, and another to reduce the resources needed to host the site. Now when users hop between various functions it doesn’t reload the entire page, meaning a faster experience and less data to serve.
The most interesting part of the redesign is actually something we don’t know about. The tabbed interface on the right was apparently set in place to make room for additional features as they become available. It could be the new things from Twitter itself, or the foundation for special developer-created applications users will be able to use without leaving the service.
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