[dothis]

Is it really a downside that Gnod Search is barebones?

I thought that is a conscious design decision.

Personally, I prefer to quickly go through a simple page with an input box and search buttons than to go through a page with a background image and logos.

[WiggleGuy]

Well the main reason I made Allsearch wasn't for the looks: I was just having fun there. The main reason was for the features that Gnod doesn't have, like the ability to add your your own engines or to define macros.