YouTube gets a new design and logo, more features added

YouTube gets the biggest aesthetic makeover for the first time in the past 12 years. The biggest change after the revamp is seen in YouTube's logo. The earlier logo focused on the word "tube" if you remember. After the redesign, YouTube has now included a video play button before the word "YouTube" (you can see the image above). Both the desktop and mobile version of YouTube has been re-designed. Apart from the changes in the logo, with the major revamp, YouTube brings a range of features on board.

"It's an evolution, not a revolution," says Christopher Bettig, the head of YouTube's art department. With the revamp, the video platform announces basket of new features like typeface, color scheme and few more. The YouTube mobile app for both iOS and Android users has been redesigned. YouTube is eventually rolling out the features to both the platforms.

The newly designed YouTube comes with a lot of new features. YouTube app now includes a white background along with the new logo. This is placed on the left top of the platform. The navigation tabs also see major changes. With the revamp, YouTube navigation tab has been moved at the bottom of the page. YouTube also comes with a new Library and Accounts tab.

YouTube has also introduced a new gesture which will allow users in fast forwarding or rewinding a video. With the new feature, users will be able to forward or rewind a YouTube just by double tapping the left and right side of the video screen. This new swiping gesture is yet to be rolled out, and YouTube says that they will do so in the next couple of months.