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Posted on 05-13-10 06:02:37 PM Link | Quote
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I'm going to miss the really crappy ambient book graphic at the top of each page, but other than that, I kinda like it. It looks cleaner and... bluer. Like everything else on the internet. :|

Why blue? Why not green? Or cream? It's always light blue.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:06:05 PM Link | Quote
The logo looks like it was drawn by a three year old child.

Really.

Also, some functions are now so much harder to access, even though this was supposed to be a usability initiative.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:06:06 PM Link | Quote
Blue is a calm, professional color.

Taught by every design class.

Guess why every business site is blue?



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Posted on 05-13-10 06:07:21 PM Link | Quote
Yep, and they moved the search bar for some unknown reason, as I noticed when I was looking for it.

bor•ing [boɻ.iŋ] adj. Pastel blue gradients.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:11:41 PM Link | Quote
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Blue is a calm, professional color.

Taught by every design class.

Guess why every business site is blue?



How was blue decided though? Also, I have to wonder if the decision to use blue everywhere is solely because web designers were taught to use blue.

I guess I'd be a crappy web designer, since I'd use colors that aren't blue.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:11:56 PM Link | Quote
Only thing I dislike* is the relocation of the search bar and even then it's not a big deal.

* meaning I don't really hate it at all.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:12:14 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Darkdata
Guess why every business site is blue?

They copy from each other.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:13:48 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Prince Kassad
Originally posted by Darkdata
Guess why every business site is blue?

They copy from each other.


Ding.

I use other colors in design too. If a client says professional however, they mean microsoft/IBM blue.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:39:04 PM Link | Quote
I actually like this. I thought wikipedia was kind of clunky before and never used it much for that reason. I also much prefer the search bar where it is now. Before, whenever I was on the site, it would take me a while to find, since for every other site, I'm used to looking at the top right corner for search.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:39:13 PM Link | Quote
I don't know if I would've noticed anything had they not moved the search bar. It looks clean. Anyway:

"Search improvements: We have improved search suggestions to get you to the page you are looking for more quickly.
Other new features: We have also introduced a table wizard to make creating tables easier and find and a replace feature to simplify page editing."

These are some welcome changes.

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:40:06 PM Link | Quote
I really like this new layout, although it could have used less blue... =/

It seems like light blue is the most common color of modern websites... I mean, why blue? I'm going to use dark purple on my site... =D

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:42:25 PM Link | Quote
Oh shit, they moved the search bar! D:

That's going to fuck things over for me for a while.... and I used wikipedia a few hours ago... D:

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Posted on 05-13-10 06:45:47 PM Link | Quote
I rarely use the original Wikipedia site, I tend to go for the custom sites for Star Wars, Final Fantasy, Pokémon, World of Warcraft, etc. They have more in depth information on the content I want, obviously. But I like the new look. I really can't complain... unless you want me to. Uh... its too simple?

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Posted on 05-13-10 07:32:24 PM Link | Quote
Seems like the major thing that is bugging anybody at all is that the search bar was moved. I guess the new placement makes sense -- all the browsers have their built-in search boxes up there, it's consistent.

Other than that I don't really have any real gripes. It's different but not so different that it really screws me up.

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Posted on 05-13-10 07:51:11 PM Link | Quote
Search bar is pissing me off, the rest I don't give a shit about.

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Posted on 05-13-10 07:53:15 PM Link | Quote
Oh hey click "Take me back" at the top of the page

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Posted on 05-13-10 08:11:10 PM Link | Quote




#52
- 1st reaction: uh, what changed
- 2nd reaction: ah, lighter borders and more of a Web 2.0 feel
- 3rd reaction: hey, where did the search box go

It's not that bad, except for the search box being unreadable (what's so hard about setting a damn text color if you set the background?) ... and I don't see a "Take me back" link anywhere, looks like I have to register and login just for that

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Posted on 05-14-10 12:37:47 AM Link | Quote
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Yeah, it looks about the same, not a big deal. They didn't succumb to the light grey text on white background monster, luckily. How long do you think until that happens? :p

As for the blue, it's at least not overpowering like everything Microsoft (If I can change the window border color then why do windows all have to remain blue!??) but I kinda prefer green. It'd be cool if it was like the old Mac OS 7 (or was it 8? maybe both?) color selection where you could kinda select between a few different base colors and anything in the UI that was colored grey or whatever would become green or blue or orange. I'd personally select green... it's much more soothing to me than blue. Blue is cold and reminds me of sitting on a cold toilet seat.

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Posted on 05-14-10 12:54:39 AM (last edited by FieryIce at 05-13-10 10:05 PM) Link | Quote
Originally posted by Drag
Originally posted by Darkdata
Blue is a calm, professional color.

Taught by every design class.

Guess why every business site is blue?



How was blue decided though? Also, I have to wonder if the decision to use blue everywhere is solely because web designers were taught to use blue.

I guess I'd be a crappy web designer, since I'd use colors that aren't blue.


Didn't blue use to be rarer than (or as rare and expensive as) gold (as a color) by the Middle Ages and used extensively in prestige paintings until Prussian Blue was invented in Berlin? Although, Picasso's Blue Period happened after Prussian Blue was invented...

That still doesn't explain how it's still popular nowadays, however.
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Posted on 05-14-10 02:22:24 AM Link | Quote
Yes, Wikipedia realized that the easiest way to make everybody happy is to roll out changes while providing a quick way to go back to how it was, so that both new users and old users can enjoy it how they want.

Hooray for brains.

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