So it’s goodbye to the iconic royal crests used by The Times in its newspaper mastheads and hello to, er... lime green branding for the new-look Times Online website.

This was the first major overhaul of Times Online since 2000 and the designers, Tomaso Capuano and Jon Warden, had to bring the web presence of the two papers, The Times and The Sunday Times, closer together in an attractive way.

For users, perhaps the most obvious change is the shift of the navigation from the left-hand column to the use of tabs across the top of the site.

This they admit may irritate users initially but there is always a learning curve with a new website; ultimately the aim is to allow readers to see the whole site structure without the need to scroll.

Users have so far posted mixed views on its online feedback section.

Revel Barker, from Gozo, got in first and argues it is “less user friendly”; while G. Thompson in Dubai queries where the paid-for Times crossword club has gone.