Check out The Escapist's Updated Layout!

[Eamar]

I'm so sorry, I really didn't want to be one of those people who complains about the new thing but... I really, really don't like it. Also I must be about the only person in the world who really liked the previous layout :/

I mean, what is the obscenely large header thing all about? Sure, it's quite pretty and glossy and everything in and of itself, but as the header of a webpage? Looks like an enormous ad. I think it's just too big, it could be at least 50% smaller and still work fine. Plus then I wouldn't have to scroll down to look at anything else...

...Speaking of which, again I'm sorry but it just looks like a complete mess to me. I completely agree with whoever said it looks like there are multiple designs going on at once, it's just all over the place. "Clusterfuck" is the word, methinks

Don't get me wrong, as I said about the header the constituent parts all looks very nice*, but it just doesn't fit together at all.

*[small]Except the drop-down profile bit. That looks like arse.[/small]

 

[Draconalis]

I like it much better than the last one. I can actually see what articles are about and it doesn't burn my eyes.

 

[Userman57]

Is there a way I can change the new default font? I am having a hard time reading the articles.

 

[ccesarano]

I just checked and my first thought was "The CSS is broken".

I'll have to spend more time with it, but my knee-jerk reaction is not a positive one. The home page feels more like a mess, and while I admire making the latest features and such more prominent, I don't like them taking up a huge portion of the page before I can get to see a larger feed of content.

My feelings may change over time, but at the moment, I feel like too much screen space is being used by the new features when it doesn't need to be.

 

[DktrAgonizer]

Is there a way I can change the new default font? I am having a hard time reading the articles.

It's the thing at the top right of the article that looks like a capital and lowercase A side-by-side.

 

[The Escapist Staff]

Is there a way I can change the new default font? I am having a hard time reading the articles.

On the top right of article titles you should see an Aa, like this:

Hover over it and you'll see a drop down menu of fonts and sizes.

 

[Mortuorum]

Well, the new layout is certainly... whiter? I used to be able to just scroll down through the "News" pages to view all site content. Now, I need to click across multiple different tabs, none of which seem to load correctly on my iPad the first couple of times I tap the link.

I hate being negative, but I'm not certain how the new layout constitutes a huge improvement. Or any improvement at all.

 

[Scarim Coral]

If you're looking for feedback here's my-

You got to make the Forum button more noticeable. Why not have it with the other subheader titles (News, features etc) or have a forum box area in the front page like with the Article and news etc.

The main header (top part of the page) is abit big but this is more of an nitpick.

Put back the groups icon(s) near the Avatar since there's no longer a way to tell which groups is updated other than manuelly checking each group pages.

Other than that the new look is fine by me unlike some others (nothing stay the same forever).

 

[The Escapist Staff]

Hi there! Thanks very much for your feedback and I hope that I can address a few of your questions today...

or have a forum box area in the front page like with the Article and news etc.

Spoiler: That is what this is

Put back the groups icon(s) near the Avatar since there's no longer a way to tell which groups is updated other than manuelly checking each group pages

Spoiler: That is what this is

I hope those tools work for you. We've made the forum posts pretty front and center on the home page, and you can access that user drop down menu from other areas of the site as well.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Snip.

Thanks for pointing out where they were. It iook like I still need to get acquainted with the new layout.

 

[Podunk]

Blarg. Okay, Escapist, I'll give it a shot. At least it doesn't look like you're trying to hide all the news stories anymore.

 

[grigjd3]

Perhaps I am just resistant to change, but the new front end is difficult to navigate. Particularly the top is noisy and keeps me from finding the articles I am interested in.

 

[The_Lost_King]

This layout fucking sucks! I can't find Miracle of Sound! Change it back.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Layout looks good except for the MASSIVE box at the top. It just takes up too much space without conveying enough useful information. Huge space waster.

 

[TehCookie]

What is up with you guys and white? At least it's not as blinding as last time but the header doesn't even look like it's part of the site. It's completely disconnected since it's monochrome while the forums still have the blue and grey theme. Not to mention when the background on the sides when it goes from white to blue to black with little to no transition. Also the homepage looks fine with the drop down menu, but on the forums there is a white gradient bar that just adds to the bloated header and clunky transition.

Also you need to not have the drop down menus cover up other buttons, it's annoying if you slide your mouse over them on the way to the other button (like going over to your inbox and scrolling over the forums on the way) and you either click the wrong thing or have to wiggle your mouse away and back to get to it.

 

[Baldr]

I've been using this layout for a while now as a pub club member, I love it so much better than the previous version. So much faster to find new news and features.

 

[The Escapist Staff]

This layout fucking sucks! I can't find Miracle of Sound! Change it back.

Miracle of Sound should still be listed on our videos page. There hasn't been an episode posted for this week yet, so it makes sense that last week's video would no longer be "latest" news.

Could you elaborate a bit more so I'm able to fully understand your grievance?

 

[dslatch]

Seems a wee bit clusterd

 

[The_Lost_King]

This layout fucking sucks! I can't find Miracle of Sound! Change it back.

Miracle of Sound should still be listed on our videos page. There hasn't been an episode posted for this week yet, so it makes sense that last week's video would no longer be "latest" news.

Could you elaborate a bit more so I'm able to fully understand your grievance?

well in the old layout I liked how when I moused over videos a drop down menu showed every video series so that if I decided to watch some old Zero punctuation on let's say saturday I could. If I wanted to watch Miracle of Sound a week after a new video I could in one simple click rather than having to click on all then find miracle of sound and then being abel to watcch. How come the forum menu still get's a drop down but no one else does? If you could add the drop down menus back I would be ok with the new look.

 

[Stefan Rogen]

As I elaborated in a previous mail, total crap. Now you even took away the possibility to revert to the old (meaning new and crap compared to the design before, but still better than this) design. Why do you keep changing things? Change is bad. Old people like me can`t keep up. Leave things as they are. You youngsters with your funny ideas and strange behaviour. I just want to see a video or two and can`t find them. Could you please make a text only version of the page, linking to the content? Those of us, who actually can read don`t need that fancy pictures. And I am actually dead serious about this. Don`t impose that bullshit gui on people who don`t want to spent ages here only to watch a few vids a week.