So I was kind of sad to be missing SG for the weekend. Right now I'm taking a glance at the new site - and I must say, it really seems hard to use!
First main thing I'm missing: Overview. Everything has been enlarged such that you would only see a tiny little amount of content.
Second thing: Enlarging photos. How do you view the larger pictures now? Clicking on the thumbnails just reloads the page.
Third: Almost any key opens up the search tools, so I cannot use my keyboard anymore to move around the page. I would have to use the scrollbar on the right on laptop devices.
Last but not least: The distorted logo on the top really looks crappy! :(
So... did anyone actually take a look at the website before it went online? Can I somewhere switch back to the old (and oddly working) layout? It does come with quite a couple of features that may be nice on mobile devices - swiping, less content per screen etc. - but it's aweful for desktop use. Period. :(
cyrevolt:
PS.: I wrote this on Monday, but couldn't post it then. Apparently at least navigation through arrow keys is supported for now, posting to my blog works and I can view pictures in large by clicking on them. Even the logo on top looks better again although it's overlapping a bit with the main content. Fine... but there's still more to come I hope. Right now I'm seeing a very ugly button saying "SUBM", well, at least half of the "m" is left. Duh... I wish I could join the programmers and make this beta-looking website work ASAP! -.- Meanwhile I'm drinking some more tea... =)