interestrateripoff Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 http://www.bloomberg.com/ They have revamped the site and clearly gone for a trendy "media" friendly look. However it looks awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 looks like they found an answer for all of them ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Utter abortion. Information content massively reduced in favour of 'space'. I prefer the space to Doombergs content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Dumbed down to attract the hard of understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PricedOutNative Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Just like the Guardian’s recent change… Style over substance. I can’t understand why they don’t have a different layout depending on the browser you’re using.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepLurker Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Speaking as someone who earns a living from making websites: All the web agencies seem to have gone full-tilt for these responsive website with big fonts, Fisher Price graphics, and stupid little animations. They look crap. Technologies like custom fonts and responsive websites have only recently matured enough to go mainstream, and designers are adamant that they must be used everwhere. They're like kids on Christmas morning. Meanwhile, I'm thinking that there must be good a business opportunity for a company selling clean websites that privileges content over space, with a more sensible-sized font, and no animations or auto-playing videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The colour scheme is worse than the layout. Purple and pink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Totally unuseable now - like the Guardian page. Consequently I've stopped visiting (though I didn't visit much really). Completely silly design and will doubtless drive people away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 THAT BLUE COLOUR'S PRETTY STARTLING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainlessSteelCat Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Turned to utter crap, just like the Guardian. As someone with responsibility for website design at my place, no doubt I will now be getting buttonholed about making ours look as "smart" as these abominations. I blame Apple, Google and Microsoft for this trend towards ugly user-unfriendly flat graphics and horrible colour palettes everywhere. Responsive design is actually a good thing - but I'm really not sure most designers get it judging by the results. Custom fonts, however, are the devil's work. Usually someone insists a print font must be used on-screen - no matter how inappropriate for consistency with brand guidelines (usually written by someone with no clue about on-screen design). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyme2 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Wow, that is shite in an epic way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cica Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 It's not just style, it's effectively broken. For me, on Chrome, there is... Jan 27, 2015 The Bomb Squad: Hunting the U.K.'s Explosive Thieves by Nicholas Summers ...then a HUGE gap until an animation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 touch screen friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eagle Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 touch screen friendly. Exactly. They are all adapting their sites to make them IPad friendly. The problem is they are completely forgetting about the desktop/laptop PC users. I guess in the meeja world they don't use laptops any more, they all have Ipads these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Exactly. They are all adapting their sites to make them IPad friendly. They're certainly not making them friendly to people with functional eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 They're certainly not making them friendly to people with functional eyes. You need a special pair of glasses, and then it's in 3D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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