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- canadianguy33, on 10/12/2007, -4/+32I like http://insitemotion.com/slashdot/mockup2.html but I don't see this one winning in the end without some work.
- kevinski, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29I prefer the very first one. Very nice.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29Best so far: http://www.nexttree.com/slashdot/slashdot3.html
- themilkman, on 10/12/2007, -6/+28i think that green has GOT TO GO!!!
- althe3rduww, on 10/12/2007, -5/+27First of all, most of those slashdot themes were just images.
Second... Nearly every web developer I know including me starts in photoshop. In the most respectful way possible, you don't know what you are talking about.
www.flashevolved.com/main.html - joethepeacock, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22"Im in my third year of a graphic design program at OSU. I know whereof i speak. "
Heh. You made me giggle. I'm still digging you down though, cause you're a pompus ass college student who hasn't even begun to get his chops busted by a client. Go suck a beer bong. - nature, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21Are you high?
- spect3r, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20I agree: http://www.nexttree.com/slashdot/slashdot3.html has got to be the cleanest, easiest to read design I've seen yet.
It will be interesting to see how it all pans out :) - chicken101, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19Your comment was boring and *****.
- Spybot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16i have to agree. the first one is the best so far. alot of these design don't seperate the posts enough and that makes it difficult to get the information you're looking for. busy backgrounds? designing for the web is information design and so many 'web designers' miss the point.
- markoj, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Please perma-link next time guys.
http://slashdot.org/~CmdrTaco/journal/134798 - evansls, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14The site does need a radical reworking of their site very badly.
** Suggestions **
Knock out the awful green
Delete those annoying icon graphics. They remind me of 1997 when animated icons were in.
Fonts are really important, and the font for the content needs to go IMHO.
They need to use better use of real estate.
Not a fan of such large blocks of content in italics. I find it hard to read. - nature, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Compared to the travesty that is the Digg comment system?
Please, share what you're smoking with the rest of us. - matriculated, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12I agree - that green is awful looking. Perhaps introducing a compliment colour (instead of white) might help it a bit or just altering it so it doesn't look so teal-ish.
The logo really needs reworking too. It's almost art deco which is the complete opposite of what Slashdot is. - Dustyb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10As a web designer I think that Michael Johnson's design makes the most sense for them, its the most professional looking, and its timeless -- it dosent rely on any fads of today, so it will still look apealing in the future.
Just my two pennies. - blueigloo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11@althe3rduww: amen brother, amen.
- canadianguy33, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10haha slashdot seems fine to me. I find it hard to believe they'd suffer from the digg effect.
- buss, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10My vote goes to that one too. Its very nice.
- soft, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8The thing that puts be off that design is the position of the leaderboard advert. On its own a leaderboard requires the full width of a screen on 800 by 600, but since it has a column on the side that means they'll have to phase out the 800 by 600 viewers which is usually about 5-10% of visitors. I guess it depends if Slashdot considers them important. Another thing is advert networks prefer to mix leaderboards and normal banners in the rotation, so it would have to look good with a small banner too.
- ophello, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7It is a better design because:
It retains the old while ushering in the new. The systems and constelations of information, headers, etc, use generous amounts of negative space (for example, the headers on each article) lending a sense of spaciousness to what was originally a cluttered and confused design.
Jason's design adheres to what was already there. It is a logical, functional evolution of the original design, not some spiffy designer hack. While the other designs are "pretty", and have their merits, Jasons design hits home. Casual users may not even notice the redesign, which is a sign that it is doing its job.
Redesigns are not a contest to see who can make the coolest site. It is a chance to clarify and strengthen what is already achieved in a website. Granted, some sites NEED a total redesign from the bottom up, perhaps beause of the addition of new content, or a shift of identity. This is not, however, the case with Slashdot. This site has always been the same (or at least as long as ive known it), and its content is not about to change. It follows, logically, that the new design should not be a new Slashdot, but a better Slashdot.
Just look at Jason's design. See how quickly you notice important headlines, or how unobtrusive the nav bar on the right is. He as achieved a harmony of function within the skeleton of what was already there. It will be simple for the webguys to implement his design because he uses much of what is already there.
However....
This is my opinion. "I know whereof I speak" does not translate to "I know whats right and wrong". It means I know why I think what I think and I have 'real' reasons for thinking them. Those of you who think I am pompus or full of myself have to reconsider that A. I dont know everything B. I know what I'm talking about when it comes to design, and C. I only offer opinions, not facts.
If Jason's design wins, lets say that the people at Slashdot and I think alike. If he doesn't win, I'll still have a great number of legitimate reasons for thinking that his design deserved to win.
Take my opinion for what its worth. Im here to share it, just like everyone else here. If you disagree, say so rather than dig down my comments. I put a lot of thought into what I say. If I have to sing it to you, I will. - Macintosh, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8"Rafael Madeira's design is alas also a jpg."
"http://resplence.com/img/SlashdotRedux1.png"
Looks more like a png to me. - latour, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7they cant change the colors, it's what makes slashdot. The design needs to change though and they need to get rid of those stupid icons from 1991.
- t1mmy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6In response to Herm's comment (which is -dugg):
"Anyone who develops in photoshop first is an idiot"
Sounds like you're a professional web designer Herm. You hit the first rule of designing for the web! Jump right into coding and don't worry, the client won't change a thing. I've seen the light, spend all that time working on a page only to have it not be picked by Slashdot. - nuclearpenguins, on 10/12/2007, -6/+12Off-Topic: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6807159483537170629 The link underneath the 3rd batch of redesigns. It's funny to see what actually Slashdot editors look like. What makes it even funnier is that they look just like I imagined. I doubt I'll ever take another post by Scuttlemonkey seriously ever again.
Also, CmdrTaco's wife is sorta cute in a geeky kind of way. - _jinx_, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Thats because the way the rules are layed out, they can't just redesign the way they want to there are ruels including using there current CSS architecure and using the same images and a crap load more.
- transeunte, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@Herm
So I suppose you build your database before modelling it and code your applications before designing the algorithms. - joethepeacock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"Second... Nearly every web developer I know including me starts in photoshop. In the most respectful way possible, you don't know what you are talking about."
Some of us start in illustrator :)
Awesome comment. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I hope they finalise on this design:
http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=120972005&size=o - evansls, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6You should see what it looks like in IE. But I like this design the best, too.
- soft, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I like the ones by Jason and Michael Johnson, I also like the simplicity of the design by Rafael Madeira. They are all easy to read and feel modern which is way better than the previous two batches.
- fffizzz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8I personally like the middle column on this one => http://mofus.com/slashdot/HomePage.html
- Kitsune818, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3That is the worst design I've ever seen.. The only redeaming quality is that apparently the guy can 'shop a newspaper in the top corner. Otherwise, those binary digits are way too busy, as well as the argyle look of the background. The grey on green is nearly unreadable, and everything is square giving it a more retro look than the current slashdot design.
What's next? Frames? - jason2584, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Jason's design has really ugly gradients, but it's okay otherwise. I favor Michael Johnson's. It's a little more flashy than slashdotters are probably used to, but it's clean and doesn't include terrible gradient backgrounds everywhere.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Absolutely horrid design- all of them. Color theory anyone?
- fugazi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7Thats why all the designs are going to be horrible... They need to wake up and see things need to change.
- danielryan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I like jason's the most as well. but i too think the green needs to go. it's a dated shade, as odd as that may sound.
- Aslan72, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3In any redesign of that site, it's important to think of branding; the green of slashdot is recognizable from the thousands of other geek news sites that are out there. Any redesign is silly if they ditch it. The other thing to think about is not doing something so trendy that it's outdated looking in about 4 years. The current design has been around for a while and in design terms it's almost an anti-design as far as asthetics goes. It's on the same level as Wired...so bad it's recognizable as a brand and somehow good at the same time.
- endy64, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5The goggles... they do nothing!
- bloodylip, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I find the italics easier to tell what was said by the submitter and what was interjected by the editor.
- reiggin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Reason #4579 Why Slashdot Sucks: CmdrTaco is not only "an" editor, he's THE editor and he doesn't know the difference between "to" and "too." Really pathetic. Bury me if you like but I'm not trolling. Just pointing out a blatantly obvious bit of irony in all of this "Search for the New Slashdot" crap.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@redguy
Yeah, that's definitely a pretty preliminary design idea, and needs a ton of work; but I would be so happy to see /. choose a nice clean design like this. All the other submissions are just as cluttered as the current /., which is one of ugliest websites on the Internet. You'd think CmdTaco would learn from digg's success and realize that people like to read their tech news without getting a headache. Serifed fonts, italicized text, puke green color scheme, and an excess of ads is not a happy combination. - Boulevard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I wonder how the 'featured artists' like having their designs critiqued by the contest judge on-line before the contest is even over. Works great for those who haven't submitted that 'panned' idea yet.
In this contest, it falls to the last guy to submit a design, copying the best of those who've gone before...to win. - Lazybones, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3"Percentage of people using IE on SLASHDOT? Lower than 80% I suspect."
No, that is the funny thing. Most slashdot posters visit or post using IE. Many can only use IE from work and spend alot of time on slashdot while at work. - m00nmaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That rounded top left corner needs to die. It looks horrible. The whole top bar is crap on all of them. Also that teal type shade of green is a pain to work with. That's my company's logo color.
Side Note: What happened to the captcha...I don't really miss it ;) but I was wondering. - aplusplus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yes, I definitely think this is the best one I've seen thus far. It's very stylish but maybe that's why Slashdot won't end up using it. :P
Translating this into html or xhtml may be a little difficult, at least compared to the other mock designs. Though, it's always good to start with an image/PSD as your base and to just slice it up - as was said before. Just the fact that it's only an image right now, shouldn't hinder the decision of what looks/works best. - sephiroth965, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I like Michael Johnson's design and John Reilly's design. My favorite so far altogether just might be Jarques "Retro_X" Pretorius's design.
- zatacka, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If you RTFP it says right there: "This mockup HAS NOT been debugged in IE ... please use Firefox for now ... fixing IE bugs can happen later."
Debugging a complex page in IE can take almost as long as actually coding the page, so why waste that time for just a mockup? - stormbine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2the header also doesn't expand very well for 1600x1200 resolution (but then again a great deal of those redesigns dont expand very well)
- NeilM, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://www.nexttree.com/slashdot/slashdot3.html = The best so far... just make this one look better than it already is and you're good!
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