STORY HIGHLIGHTS Twitter is testing a major redesign to users' profile pages New look slides the profile picture and bio to the...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Twitter is testing a major redesign to users' profile pages
- New look slides the profile picture and bio to the left and enlarges the header photo
- It's common for Twitter to quietly test new features and design updates
Mashable assistant
features editor Matt Petronzio spotted on Tuesday a huge update to his
Twitter profile page, with the main picture and bio scaled to the left
and significantly more real estate dedicated to the header photo.
The revamped tweet stream
is also a departure from its signature look. There is a greater focus
on photos and content cards. It moves away from a strictly vertical
timeline too. Click the image below to enlarge.
It's common for Twitter
to quietly test new features and design updates before tweaking or
rolling it out to a larger user base. Experiments typically go out to a
small, random pool of users.
Twitter's top ten famous tweeters
Under the header photo in
the test is the count for tweets, photos/videos (a new category called
out on the profile), who you are following, followers, favorites and
lists. Although Petronzio isn't verified on the site, there's an option
for the stream to show "Tweets" and "Tweets and replies" for every user —
a feature typically reserved for those with the blue check mark.
Other profile pages
viewed from an account with the new design are automatically made to
look like this too. This means that even if your Twitter page isn't a
part of the test, Petronzio can see what yours will look like.
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