The BBC has unveiled the beta of its new (portal) homepage and going by what has been disclosed about the  ongoing redesign effort so far, the changes are going to give a fresh look and feel to the site.

A previous post on this blog had referred to the changes to the basic news site page structure. A post on the BBC Internet Blog described the changes and the ideas behind them. I don’t see any revolutionary change in the concept of the home page, which hinges on allowing users to customize content. It might make sense for the BBC, which offers a really diverse range of content in different formats, to focus so much  on home page customisation.

A systematic explanation of the changes have been listed on a feedback page.

The navigation has changed; and we now have an idea of what universal navigation across different sites is going to look like. Other changes relate mainly to way content is accessed and customised from the home page.