MacRumors Forums Redesigned and on a New Platform

[bobborries]

Very nice, I luv it.

 

[QCassidy352]

Hover over your username in the top-right corner and select Preferences. It’s the first checkbox under options.

Thanks. That was driving me crazy.

 

[anshuvorty]

YEAH!!!! Just in time for WWDC! Nice work!

 

[Hackintosh Sr.]

I like it. Maybe make the font a little bigger like 1 pt and then make the width of each comment wider to make that up in space. Looks like it was built for < 1080 res display.

 

[CJM]

I like it. Maybe make the font a little bigger like 1 pt and then make the width of each comment wider to make that up in space. Looks like it was built for < 1080 res display.

Agreed. That's what I was trying to say. The site is super squished on my 21:9 screen.

 

[dejo]

I would have appreciated a heads up here.

It was publicly announced and available for viewing on May 18th.

 

[MacHiavelli]

Aesthetically and practically, would prefer the
thread window to be narrower (without having
to resize the browser).

Shorter line-lengths are much easier to read.

http://baymard.com/blog/line-length-readability

 

[Thunderbird]

I find it more difficult to read. I can't quite put my finger on it. Perhaps too much white space and not enough distinction between posts. Maybe the lines/bars between each post could be thicker, or darker?

 

[Col4bin]

Love the new look, but please bring back animated gif avatars!

 

[CJM]

Aesthetically and practically, would prefer the
thread window to be narrower (without having
to resize the browser).

Shorter line-lengths are much easier to read.

http://baymard.com/blog/line-length-readability

More narrow than it is?!

 

[Col4bin]

I find it more difficult to read. I can't quite put my finger on it. Perhaps too much white space and not enough distinction between posts. Maybe the lines/bars between each post could be thicker, or darker?

I completely agree. From a designer's standpoint, the left and right borders should be darker to better distinguish the comments section itself.

 

[phillipduran]

More worse than better. Will take a lot of getting used to. Like ESPN someone had a wild hair of a 'clean' redesign that is all the rage but when you sacrifice functionality and form to get few better features and completely overhaul how the system works, it isn't actually better. Time will tell.

I can tell you this for sure, Facebook and Twitter are garbage mass consumption time wasting social media platforms and seeing all online sites go to them as the defacto login option is a horrible idea. ESPN you can only sign on with those. Many of us realize that those platforms provide no value and avoid having them as part of our lives. Don't force it on us here too.

I don't participate in any site that uses only Facebook log ins. I hate when sites do that.

 

[ghostface147]

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[supremedesigner]

Beautiful! Good job!

 

[MacHiavelli]

More narrow than it is?!

Yes. Line-length is about 104 characters, it seems.

A limit of around 70 would help with readability.

 

[lastcall]

Too bright, too white. Can't focus my eyes on anything. Are you guys trying to give me a headache?
This new forum layout has horrible readability. Makes me want to double puke.

 

[Mums]

I can now see my avatar! Only have like 400 posts

 

[Jozone]

Love the new look, feels more responsive, and more mobile friendly!

 

[Risco]

More worse than better. Will take a lot of getting used to. Like ESPN someone had a wild hair of a 'clean' redesign that is all the rage but when you sacrifice functionality and form to get few better features and completely overhaul how the system works, it isn't actually better. Time will tell.

I can tell you this for sure, Facebook and Twitter are garbage mass consumption time wasting social media platforms and seeing all online sites go to them as the defacto login option is a horrible idea. ESPN you can only sign on with those. Many of us realize that those platforms provide no value and avoid having them as part of our lives. Don't force it on us here too.

Most of us? It is fine to have an opinion but not one that comes across in such a grandiose and self important way. Just because YOU don't like social media is no reason to belittle others who choose to or find value in those mediums.

As to my opinion on the forum, it takes a little getting used to. In terms of suggestions, I miss the latest post previews that you could see before clicking a section. Can this be brought back?

 

[mxmgodin]

Very nice! Good job guys!

 

[phillipduran]

I was surprised at first but already like it more than the previous version.

I was seeing post count on the left earlier, right? I'm not seeing that and glad its gone. Generally I don't think it adds anything.

It's nice to know how active some people are with the site. It's also nice to know when someone just registered that day to comment.

 

[GenesisST]

Anyone else noticed the trophies (mostly for number of posts that are liked)? My empty life is now full!
/s

 

[shanson27]

And the main page ? The main page looks outdated as well

 

[motulist]

Ugh, it wasn't broke, but you tried to fix it anyway.

 

[rekhyt]

And I thought Yosemite was ugly...

That Jony Idiot sickness has now spread to MacRumors...

Too much white space.

Data density is bad.