Hacker News Redesign
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I took a couple minutes to redesign HN.
If someone is actually interested in making it work, I'd love to talk about it.
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There's more whitespace but it isn't easier to read. The current HN style lets you scan down the left side of the page and you can see all the relevant information (title, poster, points, time, and # of comments).
On that redesign, half of the useful information is put on the other side of the page. Now your eye has to move much more just get the same amount of information.
The color palette is washed out, and there's even less text contrast than the current HN page.
Sorry for the harsh criticism.
It really does feel a bit soulless. HN's current design feels very true to its programmer roots in the use of vertical space. I didn't realize it until now, but I think it vital to the personality of the site.
But hey, points for the effort!
Clickable link: http://hckrnews.com/