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Re: Redesigning TechCrunch: We Picked This Logo Just to Piss You Off

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Post by k33l0r » Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 5:13 AM UTC

ddemchuk wrote: post #15

Why does loading TechCrunch take me 9 seconds? What exactly are they doing to cause such a slow load? Why does a page load for them require 330 requests?

They seem to have no idea about site optimization. The home page gets a C in Google's Page Speed and a D from YSlow: http://gtmetrix.com/reports/techcrunch.com/yUjb1zjR

Re: Redesigning TechCrunch: We Picked This Logo Just to Piss You Off

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Post by rickmb » Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 1:40 PM UTC

The amount of hollow marketing speak in this post suggests it's a rationalization after the fact. Which usually indicates the original criteria was mostly a matter of "ooh, that looks pretty".

Not that there's anything wrong with that, but the need to rationalize intuitive decisions with BS phrases like "It’s a design that breaks more news than its competitors, that loves the code junkies working 22-hour days to build world-changing products." makes me want to barf.

Re: Redesigning TechCrunch: We Picked This Logo Just to Piss You Off

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Post by ChrisArchitect » Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 1:49 PM UTC

kijinbear wrote: post #4

Looks like a ripoff of Linode's logo, topped with a bit of Minecraft texture.

there's so much Tetris goin on there too. Also, cue logo design (mis)trend of late 2011 - the pixelated fade. ala..I think it was MS stuff/Windows back in like....turn of the century?

Re: Redesigning TechCrunch: We Picked This Logo Just to Piss You Off

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Post by streeter » Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 3:57 PM UTC

Good thing I only read TC in a feed reader. Then I don't have to actually visit the site anymore.

Re: Redesigning TechCrunch: We Picked This Logo Just to Piss You Off

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 12, 2011, 4:14 PM UTC

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