YouTube Test Cosmic Panda - the Hulu-esque New Interface

Recently, YouTube is encouraging users to help test its new interface, titled "Cosmic Panda". People said that part of the new interface look like Hulu website. So far, this interface update will be the biggest update in YouTube's history. If you are interested in testing the new YouTube design, you can go to http://www.youtube.com/cosmicpanda and click "Try it out!" This news was first reported on YouTube official blog by YouTube Product Manager Noam Lovinsky.

Three parts in the new look will be significantly different: videos, playlists and channels. I will list the screenshot of these new layouts below.

1. Videos' new look features Hulu-esque black background and giant advertisement on the right side of the player:

2. Screengrab of Channel in the new look:

3. New playlist:

Cosmic Panda is part of YouTube's TestTube project, which serves as the site's test section where users can test the site's latest features or tools. The last major in YouTube interface design was launched in January 2010, when the video pages were streamlined and the starred rating system was nixed.

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