Realign Exercise: Hacker News

http://www.drawar.com/posts/Realign-Exercise--Hacker-News

by imagii • 16 years ago

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frossie• 16 years ago

It was my impression that usernames are deliberately de-emphasised on HN, and I have come to see the reason for it and like it.

tptacek• 16 years ago

It's stark, and it emphasizes the metadata in comments over the actual content.

faramarz• 16 years ago

The biggest mistake in that re-design is assuming Helvetica Nue and Arial are good design choices. They are crunched together. Both are harder to read compared to the current Verdana title and body text.

For a minimalist site like HN, Verdana is the ideal font for readability. I prefer the current style. To be honest, 99% of what makes HN work is the choice of Verdana.

thereddestruby• 16 years ago

Hate the zebra stripes. The yellow bg-color on the even-numbered rows leads me to believe that those stories are more important than the ones in odd-numbered rows. Like everyone else said, in threads, the metadata is over-emphasized.

Realign Exercise: Hacker News

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