There are plenty of new things to discover in the new Flickr website

May 21, 2013 13:31 GMT  ·  By

Yahoo unveiled a major update to its photo-sharing service that basically redesigned the entire user experience. Furthermore, it gave users more free storage space, which is also handy.

The newly redesigned site is available for all users and its features might attract new customers as well.

As soon as you log into the Flickr account, you can immediately notice the news feed. The page includes photos that your friends have uploaded to their Flickr accounts.

However, the page now has larger images and a new user interface that makes it easier to spot the content that your closest friends uploaded or those from various groups you’re part of.

Another important feature is the photostream, which has been redesigned. Each profile has a cover photo and the service supports high-res pictures even for this.

Talking of which, Flickr has actually made a point in mentioning that it has set the maximum size limit of high-res photos uploaded to the site to 200MB. Similarly, there’s a 1GB limit for uploaded HD videos.

The photo stream has been expanded to cover the entire screen and not only several columns as it once had. You may also scan through all the pages by simply scrolling through the pictures rather than clicking on buttons.

Also, while viewing individual photographs, the black background makes them easier to see, thanks to the contrast.

Once an image is opened, you can view the description set by the author and add comments, as well as to favorite or share the photograph. All the tags can be viewed as well.

[Editor’s Note] Among the changes the company has announced, these are the most noticeable and pleasant to the eye. I might have missed some, but these are those who stood out for me.

While testing out the new layout, I had some issues with the loading time of the pages, but that might be simply a network issue rather than a problem with the service.

The changes made to the Flickr design, as well as to the basic accounts might be the main reasons why many return to the service or start using it now for the first time.