simonlang Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 do i dare to say that i usually avoid the frontpage and only comment/read frontpage news when i see them as intereting in the forums mini spy? generally i am undecided on that one. i think it's design perfectly follows the actual modern trend. soon ennough titles will only contain 1 single word below that you have a picture to click on. :rofl: i find it fascinating and absolutely unexplainable that for these reduced stuff (this means the trend more than neowin exclusive) you need quad core and 8gb ram and so on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Topham Hatt Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 First thoughts: Oh, that's different. Looks like a good few other websites now but I'll get used to it. Just want a forum theme to match. Shame Neowin didn't release them both at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted August 25, 2014 Veteran Share Posted August 25, 2014 First thoughts: Oh, that's different. Looks like a good few other websites now but I'll get used to it. Just want a forum theme to match. Shame Neowin didn't release them both at the same time. Time it takes to deal with ipb, is the reason why it always comes later. Sir Topham Hatt and MikeChipshop 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zagadka Subscriber² Posted August 25, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted August 25, 2014 I'm getting some font tearing on Chrome... Also, I think the title font size is a bit too large. It doesn't need to stand out that much, it is already bold and aligned properly in relation to the image and the body. Other than that, I like it. An improvement would be letting you move around the elements, like move the Software Updates to the top where Trending Stories and Community Activity are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieakers Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Once in List View it's absolutely perfect. First improvement I'd make is to make that the default I'm getting some font tearing on Chrome... Also, I think the title font size is a bit too large. It doesn't need to stand out that much, it is already bold and aligned properly in relation to the image and the body. Other than that, I like it. An improvement would be letting you move around the elements, like move the Software Updates to the top where Trending Stories and Community Activity are. Second on the font tearing with Chrome. However I think it's down to a well known Chrome Bug that's expected to be fixed in Chrome 37. Steven P. and +Zagadka 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zagadka Subscriber² Posted August 25, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yea, list view is much better. Also... I think you're violating that old rule in web design regarding what the user sees on the page without scrolling being the most important impression. Making the menu header a bit thinner, the graphical tiles on top smaller, and going more consistent with the font sizes would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milroy Peter Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 it was about time the front page was changed it need a facelift long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisifer Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 For the most part I like the new design, there are only 2 parts I would change: 1. List view should be default on desktop browsers, It looks infinitely more professional and leave Tile view for those that need/want larger images or on a mobile device. 2. Give us the option to toggle the featured section at the top of the page just like with the mini spy. I'm pretty sure a lot of the regular users will have read those stories so its a huge waste of space for us to see the same huge pictures every time we visit the front page, It looks a lot more professional/respectable imo without it. taim and +Zagadka 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fardeen Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 i like it but i would have prefered an option to view the list of all articles so that i can glance at the heading and click and read, right now i have to scroll a lot and news are hidden unless i click see more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWhistler Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 how do I delete my account? :| Raa 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Round avatar when everything else is square? Features at the top take too much space. And previous design worked well with the look of the forum. Now, it's like two different thing. It's a generic look that you can find on many other site. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Bhaskaran Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Really liking the new design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted August 25, 2014 MVC Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks great! My compliments to the chef! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zagadka Subscriber² Posted August 25, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted August 25, 2014 Round avatar when everything else is square? Features at the top take too much space. And previous design worked well with the look of the forum. Now, it's like two different thing. 1) All of the buttons in the upper right are round 2) Yes, they do 3) I'm sure the design will be migrated over to the forum at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashy Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Now that I'm home and looking at it. The fonts really are a strain on the eyes. Slugsie and Raa 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I do post updates in Site Announcements, but this is kind of a major update and if I need to post a help manual along with it then we're doing it wrong. I am disappointed that some people have complained about options that we already have in the update, complaining without bothering to look.... eg: complaining it's too bright (we added darkside) complaining that summary view is gone, (it isn't) and so forth. You know how you guys could improve this? Start getting beta testers (think dev. previews :P) for new designs and get people's feedback. This would hopefully allow everyone to come to a middle ground and make some more people satisfied.This is more of a personal community compared to Engadget, Verge, etc. Why not make yourselves stand out? Raa 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The expand/collapse menu at the top has got to go, in my opinion. I'm not a fan of the "in <forum>" lines in the Community Activity section. Get rid of them and add more topics, or just shrink the section all together. Knowing which forum a topic comes from is pretty useless. I do post updates in Site Announcements, but this is kind of a major update and if I need to post a help manual along with it then we're doing it wrong. I am disappointed that some people have complained about options that we already have in the update, complaining without bothering to look.... eg: complaining it's too bright (we added darkside) complaining that summary view is gone, (it isn't) and so forth. "Switch to dark-side" is not an acceptable answer for those of us who prefer the (old) default color scheme. I personally think darkside looks ugly as sin. The problem with the new default color scheme is that it has little to no contrast, at least in Chrome. It makes it's super bright and hard to find sight lines and content dividers. This is what I see. At least with my monitor settings, I can barely see the dividers between news stories, and the background grey is almost the same color at the white content background. It just makes for a poor viewing experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PicoDeGiao Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The List view is a little more pleasing than the Tile view. It makes it a little closer to the old front page (which I was happy with). Change is hard :) I'm sure the new look will grow on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydude Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Previously I could browse directly to https://www.neowin.net/news/headline/ to get the "list" view. How can I browse directly to the list view now? Is there a link? +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sava700 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I voted no- the layout of the old was just fine you could hit it and scroll down thru articles just fine. This more "metro" layout is just another site trying to force this "metro" crap on me when I don't want it. Everything is just too darn big...now if you want to add a M to the page for people on mobile then go for it but I'm not liking it one bit. I've already left some sites before due to this type of change, I may end up leaving neowin or just skipping it altogether and just browse a few forums. Since the votes are heading to be more No's than anything whats the chances at reverting? Raa, +E.Worm Jimmy and MrWhistler 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yepp Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 It's too big, I prefer the old site. MrWhistler, Raa and +E.Worm Jimmy 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsie Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The new design looks OK, but the problem I have is the font used for the headlines looks awful. It seems to have little 'nicks' out of the letters. Probably a rendering issue, but it's bad enough to make we want to not look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien_0 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Has the cloud ad been confirmed to cause the issue with the footer and the menu which allows you to change the theme. I see screenshots with others like above that have different ads than the cloud one. I always see the cloud ad now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Since the votes are heading to be more No's than anything whats the chances at reverting? 207 yes to 90 no. I don't see how that question makes any sense. Nashy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanMarston Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I don't know if you're still tweaking CSS or what, but the design looks broken on IE11 and even worse on Chrome. Tried clearing browser cache, still broken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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