On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Erik Moeller <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi folks, > > As WMF looks to clarify its role for UX changes, I think it's important to > look at other examples, and initial reactions to major design changes. It's > also important to understand which efforts have succeeded and failed. > > Here are examples that I can think of: > > 1) NYT redesign > <http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/08/times-designers-are-monitoring-reaction-to-the-redesign-with-adjustments-possible/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Opinion&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body> > (1000+ > comments, mostly negative). > 2) Flickr redesign > <https://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157633547442506/> (if you > think disputes in Wikimedia can be unpleasant ..). Even their recent > changes <https://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157642911765443/> to > the photo view got similar reactions. > 3) Slashdot redesign > <http://meta.slashdot.org/story/13/10/01/1849218/come-try-out-slashdots-new-design-in-beta> > (which > led to - ongoing - protests and boycott suggestions) > 4) Gawker redesign > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawker_Media#2011_redesign_and_traffic_loss> > (which > by all accounts was a failure - PVs declined) - anyone got a comment thread > for this one? > 5) Wikia 2010 redesign, which led to many wikis forking (including the > World of Warcraft Wiki) and the formation of an Anti-Wikia Alliance > <http://awa.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Anti-Wikia_Alliance> > > Others you can think of? Other than Gawker, what's the evidence for > success/failure of the above changes? What are examples of really > successful major UX changes that were welcomed by communities, if any? > > Thanks, > Erik > > ​Hi Erik, I really love the WikiWand design. The big image at the top, the larger images throughout, the pale-grey boxes for block quotes, white space, larger fonts, different fonts. It's very clean and inviting. Is there anything the Foundation can do to help us build the tools to achieve something close to WikiWand? I've been trying to introduce some of that look at Night (book) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_%28book%29>, particularly the grey boxes for block quotes – it's block-quote heavy and could really use some design help – but the images push the boxes out of the way. I posted about it here <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28technical%29#WikiWand.2C_images_and_blockquotes> on the village pump, and was thinking of pinging you there. I also left a note for Brandon about it here <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias/Gender_gap_task_force&diff=prev&oldid=622819104> at the gender gap task force. Sarah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SlimVirgin
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