Register
Page 1 of 1:
The current design is awful, and the current state of this new one is even worse.
The new design as of a few days ago mixes gradients, but none of them work properly together. The joins look awkward and carelessly strewn over the page. The front page looks cramped, like it was put together by a 15 year old with no idea how to scale to multiple devices. Pages are inconsistent in design and even colour, compare the "See all" link from the category page and any video - There's a grey background, but they're different grey backgrounds. It's just thoughtless.
Some pages have JavaScript overload to avoid the entire page reloading, while other (related) pages don't. This is actually worse than one or the other and creates an inconsistent experience. I have no idea whether I'm going to get a smooth transition or a comparatively jarring page reload.
When this new one is enabled, the video display page doesn't look right with videos at any scale. It either hides all the information at the largest size, or slaps it in haphazardly on the smaller ones. Nothing fits properly. On the current layout, the white background hover causes a clash with the new gradient.
I don't think there's a single page that looks right. It's just a disaster, and not a "New Facebook profile layout" kind of disaster. These are the kind of layout decisions that should get people fired, not the kind that people should be forced to endure.
Worse yet, the beta design advertises "Chrome only" features that are so easy to implement in a cross-browser manner that we'll be doing similar things here as the site develops. Combined with the Google+ product placement, it's pretty pathetic. It reminds me of 90s-style Microsoft product pushing, which resulted in a court case over Internet Explorer bundling. It probably also resulted in the reassembling of the IE team, which brought us IE9 and IE10, allowing us to actually start moving the web forward again. Perhaps Google needs the same shove.
The new design as of a few days ago mixes gradients, but none of them work properly together. The joins look awkward and carelessly strewn over the page. The front page looks cramped, like it was put together by a 15 year old with no idea how to scale to multiple devices. Pages are inconsistent in design and even colour, compare the "See all" link from the category page and any video - There's a grey background, but they're different grey backgrounds. It's just thoughtless.
Some pages have JavaScript overload to avoid the entire page reloading, while other (related) pages don't. This is actually worse than one or the other and creates an inconsistent experience. I have no idea whether I'm going to get a smooth transition or a comparatively jarring page reload.
When this new one is enabled, the video display page doesn't look right with videos at any scale. It either hides all the information at the largest size, or slaps it in haphazardly on the smaller ones. Nothing fits properly. On the current layout, the white background hover causes a clash with the new gradient.
I don't think there's a single page that looks right. It's just a disaster, and not a "New Facebook profile layout" kind of disaster. These are the kind of layout decisions that should get people fired, not the kind that people should be forced to endure.
Worse yet, the beta design advertises "Chrome only" features that are so easy to implement in a cross-browser manner that we'll be doing similar things here as the site develops. Combined with the Google+ product placement, it's pretty pathetic. It reminds me of 90s-style Microsoft product pushing, which resulted in a court case over Internet Explorer bundling. It probably also resulted in the reassembling of the IE team, which brought us IE9 and IE10, allowing us to actually start moving the web forward again. Perhaps Google needs the same shove.
Sheep - FileSheep Lead Developer
Quick bug report guide:
Spoiler
- Make a thread in the bug report forum.
- Include OS, browser, version.
- Include a screenshot or a detailed description of the issue.
- Assume any response from FileTrekker is him saying that he's made me look at it.
- Expect a fix or explanation to follow shortly afterwards.
I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.
Joined: 20th June 2010
Location: United Queendom
Posts: 1017
Been trying it for a few days now. Can't help but feel a lot of space is wasted compared to the old design.
I agree with you entirely on the design inconsistances, but it's a Google trait.
I agree with you entirely on the design inconsistances, but it's a Google trait.
Nowhere near as awesome as something named "Cosmic Panda" should be. That is all.
I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.
Joined: 20th June 2010
Location: United Queendom
Posts: 1017
http://www.youtube.com/cosmicpanda
To be honest, it's not that bad. I just don't see why this was necessary, the old design was just fine.