[IxDA Discuss] Any thoughts on the economist.com redesign?

[Peter Chung]

I wonder if the folks at the Economist put the new design in front of
users. Glancing at the Front Door:

1. The Header- looks crowded, does search have to be truncated to fit
the login and the subscription promo? Most mordern websites use in
page log in patterns saving space. Does the search need to be so
prominent, most news readers scan and don't search. Maybe the header
could contain the main navigation which utilize space more efficiently
than a left navigation.

2. "Most" engagement module on the left - it looks like a mistake
when it is condensed. Users most likely will ignore it if it is
ilegible

3. Information Design - The placement of features and stories are all
over the place which makes quick scanning hard for users. The
scrollable module in the middle requires users to do much work by
scrolling. They could have exposed more


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Posted from the new ixda.org
http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29024