Here's how you design a great site

[Martin]

Step 1: Go to http://www.tomshardware.com
Step 2: Make every design decision be the opposite.
Step 3: profit.

I hadn't visited that site since their redesign, but jeez it looks terrible now. Everything is so crammed and busy. :thumbsdown:

 

[mk52]

couldnt agree more...
what's up with all the GURU crap??

 

[narcotic]

THG used to be my favorite website up to 4-5 years ago, since then I seldom visit it, it just keeps getting worse. AT rox.

 

[spherrod]

Originally posted by: narcotic
THG used to be my favorite website up to 4-5 years ago, since then I seldom visit it, it just keeps getting worse. AT rox.

Yeah, it's progressively got worse and worse

 

[KillyKillall]

BINGO!

 

[JDrake]

Doesn't look too bad, just a lil' overcrowded..

 

[Yossarian]

I haven't looked at that site in years. But wow, what an ungodly unreadable mess.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
I haven't looked at that site in years. But wow, what an ungodly unreadable mess.

EXACTLY!

 

[Fiat1]

Yes, try and find a review without drilling down a mile.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Fiat1
Yes, try and find a review with drilling.

They have reviews on that site?

 

[BillyBatson]

i still like THG revies betetr than anantech, theyalso review things a LOT more often than anand, but their site looks like crap now

 

[Lord Zado]

Tomshardware can't top the "new look" ESPN.com in the godawfulness category.

 

[Heifetz]

Originally posted by: Martin
Step 1: Go to http://www.tomshardware.com
Step 2: Make every design decision be the opposite.
Step 3: profit.

I hadn't visited that site since their redesign, but jeez it looks terrible now. Everything is so crammed and busy. :thumbsdown:

I bet you couldn't make a site as good as this if your life depended on it

 

[nmcglennon]

Horrible... they used to have decent site, and now they've gone with this ultra-futuristic metallic terminator template... I expect that from Alienware or maybe Dell's XPS systems, but not a decent hardware review site like Tom's. Ugh.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: Heifetz

Originally posted by: Martin
Step 1: Go to http://www.tomshardware.com
Step 2: Make every design decision be the opposite.
Step 3: profit.

I hadn't visited that site since their redesign, but jeez it looks terrible now. Everything is so crammed and busy. :thumbsdown:

I bet you couldn't make a site as good as this if your life depended on it

Actually, I can and I do, since I work in web development. I'd like to show you some of the stuff I've done, but I can't since its they're internal tools and available only on the intranet.

But just to give you an idea, all the apps have a simple, clean, minimalist interface (check out the trillian skin I use, I love this particular UI) with just the right amount of AJAX.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: Martin

Originally posted by: Heifetz

Originally posted by: Martin
Step 1: Go to http://www.tomshardware.com
Step 2: Make every design decision be the opposite.
Step 3: profit.

I hadn't visited that site since their redesign, but jeez it looks terrible now. Everything is so crammed and busy. :thumbsdown:

I bet you couldn't make a site as good as this if your life depended on it

Actually, I can and I do, since I work in web development. I'd like to show you some of the stuff I've done, but I can't since its they're internal tools and available only on the intranet.

But just to give you an idea, all the apps have a simple, clean, minimalist interface (check out the trillian skin I use, I love this particular UI) with just the right amount of AJAX.

1. Trillian sucks.
2. What the HELL does Trillian have to do with anything?
3. Um. Make every decision the opposite? I'm sorry but that makes NO SENSE AT ALL. You mean to tell me to make the opposite of a horizontal navigation? or a BETTER / cleaner / nicer version of it?

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Martin

Originally posted by: Heifetz

Originally posted by: Martin
Step 1: Go to http://www.tomshardware.com
Step 2: Make every design decision be the opposite.
Step 3: profit.

I hadn't visited that site since their redesign, but jeez it looks terrible now. Everything is so crammed and busy. :thumbsdown:

I bet you couldn't make a site as good as this if your life depended on it

Actually, I can and I do, since I work in web development. I'd like to show you some of the stuff I've done, but I can't since its they're internal tools and available only on the intranet.

But just to give you an idea, all the apps have a simple, clean, minimalist interface (check out the trillian skin I use, I love this particular UI) with just the right amount of AJAX.

1. Trillian sucks.
2. What the HELL does Trillian have to do with anything?
3. Um. Make every decision the opposite? I'm sorry but that makes NO SENSE AT ALL. You mean to tell me to make the opposite of a horizontal navigation? or a BETTER / cleaner / nicer version of it?

BAN

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Martin

Originally posted by: Heifetz

Originally posted by: Martin
Step 1: Go to http://www.tomshardware.com
Step 2: Make every design decision be the opposite.
Step 3: profit.

I hadn't visited that site since their redesign, but jeez it looks terrible now. Everything is so crammed and busy. :thumbsdown:

I bet you couldn't make a site as good as this if your life depended on it

Actually, I can and I do, since I work in web development. I'd like to show you some of the stuff I've done, but I can't since its they're internal tools and available only on the intranet.

But just to give you an idea, all the apps have a simple, clean, minimalist interface (check out the trillian skin I use, I love this particular UI) with just the right amount of AJAX.

1. Trillian sucks.
2. What the HELL does Trillian have to do with anything?
3. Um. Make every decision the opposite? I'm sorry but that makes NO SENSE AT ALL. You mean to tell me to make the opposite of a horizontal navigation? or a BETTER / cleaner / nicer version of it?

1-2. I was just illustrating a nice UI that I like. Consider it an inspiration for the stuff I write. Compare it to the default MSN messenger UI and and you'll see why I like it. MS tried to cram everying under the ****** sun in MSN!
3. It wasn't meant to be taken literally for god's sake. It was a poke at how busy, flashy and crammed their site is.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Originally posted by: suse920

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker

Originally posted by: Martin

Originally posted by: Heifetz

Originally posted by: Martin
Step 1: Go to http://www.tomshardware.com
Step 2: Make every design decision be the opposite.
Step 3: profit.

I hadn't visited that site since their redesign, but jeez it looks terrible now. Everything is so crammed and busy. :thumbsdown:

I bet you couldn't make a site as good as this if your life depended on it

Actually, I can and I do, since I work in web development. I'd like to show you some of the stuff I've done, but I can't since its they're internal tools and available only on the intranet.

But just to give you an idea, all the apps have a simple, clean, minimalist interface (check out the trillian skin I use, I love this particular UI) with just the right amount of AJAX.

1. Trillian sucks.
2. What the HELL does Trillian have to do with anything?
3. Um. Make every decision the opposite? I'm sorry but that makes NO SENSE AT ALL. You mean to tell me to make the opposite of a horizontal navigation? or a BETTER / cleaner / nicer version of it?

BAN

For using Trillian? Yes. It's a piece of shi t.

 

[theMan]

i used to use THG as my single source, until i came across AT. thankyou google!

 

[JDrake]

Trillian does suck.