Have you ever liked a website redesign?

[Skade]

I don't like change in general. Especially when it changes the positions of all the links i was used to.

I mean... Until today, i was still using the first Era layout. So i did not even like the first redesign we had.

If it's just a simple refresh of the look without moving stuff around or if it's just adding a few new functionnalities without changing the rest, it can be fine. But changing everything for the sake of it tend to bother me. I'll get used to it eventually but it takes time and i won't like the transition period.

And if there is an option to keep the old look somewhere, i will always use it. Youtube is a good example where i can't stand the latest redesign but thankfully, i can keep the old one via an option. Too bad it's cookie based and not saved on the account so i had to change it on every machine and browser i use...

 

[bitSS]

Yeah, I'm enjoying this one. Gmail was also okay. Facebook Messenger is a fucking mess.

 

[dmoe]

This ones fine. Reddit one was bad.

 

[Arc]

They're generally pretty bad, with lost functionality and speed in favor of looks. This seems no different.

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Yup. Just feels unnecessary.

 

[Rangerx]

Despite being quite sceptical, I actually really like Era's redesign.

 

[Joni]

Of course, between 2008 and 2012 a lot of good website redesigns were made. Since then, sites in general are too much aimed at smartphones and overloaded.

 

[Servbot24]

Usually not, and that's because most redesigns focus on adding unnecessary additional elements that don't acually enhance usuability, or deter it if anything.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Yeah I've liked a few. Other than the performance being slower I think this one is awesome.

 

[Deleted member 48205]

No, never. And I absolutely despise this one. Makes me not want to read this forum anymore.

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Same. I hate this

 

[shaneo632]

I browse 90% of the time on a desktop so I find the mobile stuff a bit annoying, but as someone who writes online for a living, I can appreciate why they're serving this audiences (a lot of sites get up to 80% of their traffic on phones).

 

[JrBaconCheeseburger]

I just realized that if you toggle the width and select the wider option.

The site loads much slower. BS

 

[bitSS]

Spotify is also another one which I really enjoyed for its modern design, specially on mobile, it looks really good. Had they kept the same design as years before, it would look very dated by now.

 

[Arkanius]

I'm in love with current ResetEra so yes

 

[BobbyRawlins]

I'll tell you one thing, I hate this one. It just looks....cheap and amateur.

 

[iAmPossum]

Hmm I'm liking current Era's design upgrade so far.

 

[DoubleTake]

Not particularly. Era's isnt as bad as it could have been. I really dont like the hanging Avatars. I'll probably adjust.

 

[DarkChronic]

The problem is that a lot of it feels so unnecessary.

I stuck with NeoGAF for so long because of how clean and simple it was. Just give me that. Always. This redesign is a bit of a mess.

 

[onadesertedisland]

On mobile, the avatars take up too much real-estate. And I miss the up/down anchor links.

 

[Deimos]

This one is great, so yes.

 

[Deleted member 48205]

This one is great, so yes.

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It's so slow dude

 

[julia crawford]

Probably. Problem mostly is learning to use the new platform.

 

[Draper]

I usually hide avatars since I primarily browse at work and now that I don't have that ability...good lord, a lot of you have anime avatars

 

[WedgeX]

The New York Times is the king of website redesigns.

 

[Dyle]

If they take the time to ask the users what they want from the site and respond to their concerns then they are usually fine, but many feel like they simply come down from on high and don't address any of the normal issues, reddit being by far the most obvious example. I like this one, but I'm not sure about the purpose of some of the added features, like the suggested threads at the bottom of the page.

 

[sgtnosboss]

I am not a fan for the most part. Sometimes sites do it well, most of the time they don't

 

[Wogan]

I feel like I'm browsing the Argos website.

 

[DrFunk]

This redesign is making my *ahem* work PC *ahem* chug. It's kinda meh imo.

At least it's not Digg - the redesign killed the site lol

 

[Recluse]

Last.fm had a major redesign a couple of years ago, It launched well before it was ready with several big features removed (still missing to this day).

Pretty much killed the entire thing.

 

[Sabin]

Maybe in 1 out 10 cases but i usually don't like them.

The new ERA design is also god damn awful and it takes like 10x as normal to a load page. Already hate it.

 

[onadesertedisland]

I would also link the avatar box to the post instead of it floating nebulously off to the left.

 

[MrCinos]

Um, I found how to hide the menu tree on the left, but how do you remove unused space on the sides (desktop here) thus making the forum "full screen"?

 

[Skade]

Too much clutter to load.

Who needs the "similar thread" thingy on the bottom of the page ? Give us back the old links to quickly change from videogame to etcetera instead. Quick Jump isn't really quick compared to what we had.

 

[Carolina Reaper]

Do we consider dark era legacy to be one? If so, yes, I liked that one. This one is just plain bad. It made the site harder to both navigate and read. Despite complaints about the bright purple, they stuck with bright purple. Why isn't "similar threads" an option to be turned off? Why aren't user icons for threads and thread preview hover text an option to be turned off? Just so many odd decisions.

 

[Maedhros]

I fucking hate to browse from phone. Only do that in emergencies.

This redesign is a mess on my notebook. Oh well, I'll probably get over it with time.

 

[Deimos]

It's so slow dude

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Kind of expected right after a huge upgrade.

 

[Binabik15]

Where is my "go to first unread post" button on android? I read that you can toggle up/down arrows on, but I can't see it in the menu? I'm now using dark theme because my legacy theme is gone, anyway, so I might as well save energy when it's fugly regardless. Blergh.

 

[Fireblend]

I really like this one :) the staff did a great job.

 

[NotLiquid]

I used to not like YouTube's changes but really it all came down to stubborness. YouTube is better now than it was many years ago.

I hated the Day/Night Era layouts. I dig this one though.

 

[FantaSoda]

I like the Giant Bomb redesign, it has kinks, but I think it'll be better than the old site eventually.

I liked the Youtube redesigns, I liked the Facebook redesigns.

Era's redesign is a goddamn trash heap though.

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I wouldn't classify the current redesign as a "trash heap". I wish that I could hide the sidebar. Maybe I'm crazy but forum posts seem more squeezed in, then in the past. However, outside of feeling a bit claustrophobic I'm not minding it.

Giant Bomb's redesign is really good. It was the one where the first time I laid eyes on it I could recognize how much of an improvement it was.

 

[Whitemex]

It's ok. Nice upgrade and qol improvements but some convenient features got the ax.
One handed browsing is a little harder without the refresh button at the bottom and the forum buttons at the bottom as well. Jumping to pages is a little more cumbersome but not a huge deal.

 

[Carolina Reaper]

Where is my "go to first unread post" button on android? I read that you can toggle up/down arrows on, but I can't see it in the menu? I'm now using dark theme because my legacy theme is gone, anyway, so I might as well save energy when it's fugly regardless. Blergh.

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You simply tap the thread title to go to first unread.

 

[Carolina Reaper]

I wouldn't classify the current redesign as a "trash heap". I wish that I could hide the sidebar. Maybe I'm crazy but forum posts seem more squeezed in, then in the past. However, outside of feeling a bit claustrophobic I'm not minding it.

Giant Bomb's redesign is really good. It was the one where the first time I laid eyes on it I could recognize how much of an improvement it was.

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You can hide the sidebar. Hit the hamburger in the upper left.

 

[HiLife]

Bring back old era.

 

[ZackieChan]

I really like Reset Era's new design. Not a website but I am really trying to tolerate the new Pocket Cast redesign but it's hard.

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I literally have no idea how to do anything I used to do in that app. Terrible redesign.

 

[Infinity Times Two]

Yeah, I'm enjoying this one. Gmail was also okay. Facebook Messenger is a fucking mess.

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The app? The new design is way better than the old bloated one.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Reset is the first one I've genuinely liked. And I'm a grump.

 

[Enduin]

Often no, with this I'm fine with the changes, I like the new look for the most part and new features. Then again I liked the old Dark Era over Legacy that everyone hated. My only big issue with this is that I really really hate seeing Avatars in the thread pages. It's ugly and sloppy looking and is complete wasted space on mobile.

I also miss the floating refresh/top&bottom button on mobile.

 

[EGOMON]

Yes Neogaf new design is slick and quick, funny enough Era 2.0 seems similar to gaf but worse

 

[Kyoufu]

Era 2.0 looks and runs like a Bethesda game.

 

[verygooster]

I think reddit has the absolute worst redesign.

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Yupppp. So much behind-the-scenes junk for a site trying to look as clean as possible.