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A New Look for Facebook

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Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by downandout »

I like the look, though some of it would need to be changed for functional purposes. My question is...why not implement such an interface via a plugin/extension and actually make it a reality for anyone that wants it? It's possible from a technical standpoint. There are already a few plugins that add themes etc. but not the this extent.

That would be an interesting business...create better/specialty interfaces for utility websites implemented by third parties via browser plugins. Maybe have a different and more convenient view and tools on Facebook depending on what you are trying to do on the site at the time (marketing view, developer view, time-killing view, etc).

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by aeflash »

hnriot wrote: post #2

It's much easier to make it look "gorgeous" when the timeline is full of gorgeous people, beautifully photographed.

I'm waiting for someone to re-do the comps with crappy quality photos, ugly non-smiling people, meme pics, and instagram photos of garbage.

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by pestaa »

downandout wrote: post #61

I like the look, though some of it would need to be changed for functional purposes. My question is...why not implement such an interface via a plugin/extension and actually make it a reality for anyone that wants it? It's possible from a technical standpoint. There are already a few plugins that add themes etc. but not the this extent. That would be an interesting business...create better/specialty interfaces for ut…

These better interfaces are called API clients.

The business angle being interesting is something I'd disagree with. Look at what happened to "better interfaces to Twitter."

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by mnicole »

Aco- wrote: post #19
th0ma5 wrote: post #8

I always wanted to like behance, but they never hired engineers, only designers, and I could never get the site to work consistently.

uh, and what makes you think that? I work in the NY tech sector and would argue the opposite. The Behance network has one of the better tech teams in the city.

I'm going to agree with you re:the opposite. The Web Design Served category (supposedly the best of the best on the site) posts some seriously awful stuff (stock photos, overuse of textures, bad typography, poor UX practices). When I emailed them to ask who curated the site and if they were an actual web designer or just a random intern, I was told it was curated by the entire web design department. I stopped visiting Behance after that.

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by bicknergseng »

Amazing how high quality, HDR-blasted stock images distort reality. Replace those with more typical pictures of crappy iPhone pictures about things no one cares about, and I imagine it looks far less pretty.
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