{"id":3266,"date":"2022-09-16T16:32:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T21:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2024-02-21T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:07:02","slug":"the-verge-redesign-is-bad-but-is-growing-on-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonhitchens.com\/the-verge-redesign-is-bad-but-is-growing-on-me\/","title":{"rendered":"The Verge Redesign Is Bad but Is Growing on Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Verge launched a whole new web dI was beyond excited whenn. When I saw that tweet about the nexcited. I&#8217;ve listened to The Verge Cast since it started in 2011, and read their writing since the <a href=\"http:\/\/thisismynext.com\/\">This is My Next Blog<\/a>. And while they&#8217;ve changed a lot, I still like their coverage over other sites.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I saw the new design, my first feeling was shock. The new design on the homepage uses lots of different fonts (3 to be exact), a dark background with white text, and lots of neon colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the new Verge <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NkshSsSNEw\">https:\/\/t.co\/NkshSsSNEw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LydZ32xtWU\">pic.twitter.com\/LydZ32xtWU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Verge (@verge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge\/status\/1569657450718019589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I felt overwhelmed with the design and couldn&#8217;t figure out what was a link to an external website, an article they&#8217;d written, or a random blurb in their story stream. Plus, being a dark-only mode on the homepage with white\/grey texts and lots of bright colors made it hard to read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now however it&#8217;s grown on me a little. I listened to the podcast with the team and they explained the rrethinkinghinking of the site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Reviews of the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Series 8, and more\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3IBCLbR86M5G7nQYTfdSpe?si=ggfBaWrCShqePKwMeS3JCg&#038;utm_source=oembed\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I know, having to explain a design isn&#8217;t good design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, when they said they wanted to shake up the industry and do more micro-blogging it made sense. Their story streams have been nice. I&#8217;ve been able to discover new content from Reddit, other tech sites, and even watch Tik Toks they have made or enjoyed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s made it feel more like I am discussing technology and culture with them, instead of simply reading the site. The story streams are much like they&#8217;re live blogging technology news, and the pressure to write a ton isn&#8217;t there. It&#8217;s like a Slack channel where they share interesting new posts from around the web. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve also loved The Verge Cast because they have a fun and light-hearted conversations about tech news, and they&#8217;re not too serious and share a ton of inside baseball. Also, the podcasts remind me of when I was technology blogging for <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalbounds.com\/\">Digital Bounds<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I still think they should use one font on the site and allow me to have a white background\/black text option. The other colors, new logo, and story stream could all stay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Either way, I am excited to see if others borrow from their new ideas and keep reading The Verge. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Verge launched a whole new web dI was beyond excited whenn. When I saw that tweet about the nexcited. I&#8217;ve listened to The Verge Cast since it started in 2011, and read their writing since the This is My Next Blog. 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