TechMeme redesigns, scores headline of the day: ”Techmeme has redesigned. Drudge Report is now indisputably the web’s ugliest news site.” We’ll give them that; it’s clean, but the font is not a good one for heavy news-reading.
wisconsinforward said: when half the links on a site are broken, it’s hard to take it seriously…
» SFB says: In their defense, they’re probably getting a lot of attention today and probably underestimated exactly how much they needed to spend on hosting. Standard WordPress installs aren’t well-designed to handle a ton of traffic (get these guys a copy of W3 Total Cache, stat!). When a new site scores a Julian Assange interview, that’s a pretty big get. It’s called the Slashdot effect: See it as a symptom of unexpected popularity, not a symptom of them being rinky-dink. — Ernie @ SFB
(Source: shortformblog)
So, uh, Slate redesigned today. They had to. Their old CMS was five days older than the original iPod. But as fans of the site, we see a bit of a problem. It’s the front page. The inside pages aren’t so bad. But the front seems to have crammed as much as possible into every square inch of space. White space is a tad lacking. Slate is a great site known for its relatively clean design. This flies in the face of that. We’re worried. What do you all think?
ben:
This is a company with a revenue of over $100 billion. Their website is made with tables.
Odds that Warren Buffett designed this himself: Even.
Wait. This dude owns Geico. He could buy an army of graphic designers who could bring Dribbble to its knees with all the extra traffic they’d produce. Why not pay for just one? Possibly the guy who did the “Space Jam” site?
A first look at Pottermore: While the latest project from J.K. Rowling isn’t quite ready to be released, the BBC was able to get a glimpse at some of the site’s features. Here’s a peek at Ollivander’s wand shop and some of 4 Privet Drive. source
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