Posted on 22/05/2008 under Design & Usability, 3 comments
Design is subjective, no doubt about it. But I hope this so called “new design” is a late April fool. Seriously, this is great publicity for when they launch their real new design later this month (wishful thinking).
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Sam Brown said 230 days ago:
Poor show. Unless they are intentionally going for the MySpace/Facebook crowd. Just. Yuck.
Brad Dielman said 227 days ago:
I thought the same thing when I first saw the design of the beta. From a usability standpoint, I like the new features. I just hope, as you do, that it’s more aesthetically pleasing when it’s launched.
Josh Pyles said 227 days ago:
This is a huge 180 for them. Their current design is nothing like this.
One of the biggest issues is the lack of a good navigation element such as a breadcrumb. There’s no way to see where you are.
I agree. It’s awful. And it looks even worse because the screenshot is taken from a Windows machine.