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Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by MartinCron » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:33 PM UTC

FuzzyDunlop wrote: post #34

unreal37 wrote: post #13

Have to admire how thorough the designer was. Redesigning even the "events" pages? That's some level of detail there. And this redesign will probably work across tablets and phones too, as everything is "big" and "tablety". But I would not want my Facebook profile to turn into a Metro UI-esque photo collage lacking detail or order.

I totally disagree. They weren't thorough enough to really bother with much of the text anywhere, given the amount of lorem ipsum and many-gendered John Smiths. Content wasn't really top of the list of priorities, it seems, which I think is a bit of a mistake if you're trying to 're-design' something driven entirely by content. Despite that, this concept is pretty much all about an in-your-face layout of pretty pictu…

Content wasn't really top of the list of priorities, it seems, which I think is a bit of a mistake if you're trying to 're-design' something driven entirely by content.

This reminds me of all of the times where I enountered disappointment that the actual functional implementation "didn't look as good" as the flat mockups because the actual content had sections of varying sizes.

Content in the real world? It's messy and uneven. If you can't design for that, you're doing more harm than good.

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by Apocryphon » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:33 PM UTC

It doesn't just look like Metro, to me. It looks like Encarta circa 2000. Not necessarily a bad thing at all. The aesthetics just really remind me of turn of the century Microsoft software.

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by lr » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:34 PM UTC

So, how does this design look when you put the "average" person's photos into the slots provided...

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by TommyDANGerous » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:37 PM UTC

This looks ultra amazing.

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by TommyDANGerous » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:38 PM UTC

ladon86 wrote: post #23

Awesome, I look forward to purchasing my OEM copy of Facebook Home Premium 8!

lol

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by tangue » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:40 PM UTC

hnriot wrote: post #2

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

I just uploaded a version with some crap instead [1], and it still works fine. These Metro styled tiles looks great whatever content you put in, the problem is the space wasted to achieve this look.

http://imgur.com/H9Tri

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by piqufoh » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:41 PM UTC

Is this official and endorsed by FB? Or is it just an artist's mock up?

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by ChuckMcM » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:41 PM UTC

So on a somewhat random note, I wonder when it will become true that this sort of thing will ensure the design never gets used. My reasoning here is based on watching the evolution of the entertainment industry, and industry lawyers.

So it used to be someone could say "Wow, wouldn't it be funny if Gillgan had a secret crush on Mary Anne and the skipper found out and used it against him?" and some writer for the show might say "Yeah, that would be funny, and maybe include a variation of that in the show."

Except there came a time where the show would air, that "someone" would show up, lawyers in tow, and demand compensation for using their idea. Which, after some pretty amazing litigation, the studios paid, and which resulted in pretty much any idea that was ever shared with a writer, or person associated with any show, was put on the list of 'things we can never do for fear of being sued.'

I'm surprised we haven't seen more of this already frankly.

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by progrock » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:42 PM UTC

newhouseb wrote: post #74

risratorn wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always thought the timeline was the worst thing that could happen to the your profile usability wise ... I was just proven wrong.

What were your issues with timeline usability wise? I think it's great, so genuinely curious.

There feels like two Facebook designs, the timeline, and other user pages.

I hate the timeline, as I can't track two columns, and probably wouldn't like a grid also for the same reason.

I logged in to Facebook a minute a go just out of curiousity, and struggle to actually find my homepage, first I get badgered by Facebook, I then accidentally stumble upon my Timeline (which I hate), I then click the Facebook logo to go to a homepage, which happens to be a feed - or rather what I deem my own homepage. Confused! And it happens every time.

Re: A New Look for Facebook

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Post by pgcosta » Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:45 PM UTC

This is a very nice contribution of how to "prettify" facebook. Facebook is and has been so ugly, and in many ways just complicated and not functional. I also believe this may be flawed but I think facebook really has to do something about it's design.