New News Page Layout

rknop · Nov 22, 2014

This layout is way better than the one that you had up before. The previous one was cluttered and busy. I would come to the site, and just see stuff everywhere and not be sure what was new, what was worth paying attention to. One coud get used to it, but it was still cluttered, busy, and overwhelming.

This layout is clean, clear, and you can see the news items pretty quickly. It's far better. I encourage you to stay with it or something like it.

MasterTrancer · Nov 22, 2014

The new layout is much neater and clearer, and appears very ordered. As you have already pointed out, though, it removes some "immediacy": before I could read all that I missed since my last visit and read it directly on the main page, while now I have to open the pages one by one; not much hassle for me, but given the choice I prefer the former layout

Olgar Shiverstone · Nov 22, 2014

My thoughts:

+ One rail is preferred to two for easier reading and more space for news. It's less overwhelming.

- However, I'd like to see the article text remain. I want to read news on the news page, not click back and forth.

Why not mix the two -- keep the new one rail format with the old full article format!

Morrus · Nov 22, 2014

Olgar Shiverstone said:
My thoughts:

+ One rail is preferred to two for easier reading and more space for news. It's less overwhelming.

- However, I'd like to see the article text remain. I want to read news on the news page, not click back and forth.

Why not mix the two -- keep the new one rail format with the old full article format!

By rail, do you mean columns? There was only ever one column of news!

The_Gneech · Nov 22, 2014

I'm not sold on it either. The previous design had more of the classic "tabloid layout" feel, which I prefer. I find the new design hard to read, and hard to tell where the focus is.

-The Gneech

Evhelm · Nov 22, 2014

I liked the three column, expanded article format.

Might just be because I'm using a live-feed to access the site (so I know when something's new and have easy navigation back to the old anyway).

I'm sure I'd get used to whatever you choose, but that extra click to expand the article does seem like it'd get tedious!

delericho · Nov 22, 2014

I like it.

Nellisir · Nov 22, 2014

I wonder if I'm seeing what everyone else is, because I hate hate hate it. I'm not seeing "more at a glance"; I've got some kind of rolling banner up top that's showing the bottoms of pictures, most of which are meaningless, and then one or two massive "boxes" below it. I have to scroll and scroll and scroll, and each item is in it's own box and frankly a real hassle. The last time the front page looked something like this I switched my startup page to the forums and didn't read the news page for a year or two.

Morrus · Nov 22, 2014

I've just switched it to two columns of news to see what it would look like that way. I'm not keen myself (things don't line up quite right) but thought I'd float it out there.