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Well, posting this here will definitely generate a bit more traffic for you. I've been looking for an economics-centered version of HN for the past few weeks,

by kyro 17y ago

Well, posting this here will definitely generate a bit more traffic for you. I've been looking for an economics-centered version of HN for the past few weeks, and seeing as how newmogul isn't being run anymore, your site becomes an appealing candidate. However, the design makes for a somewhat unpleasant experience, so a few suggestions would be to back off the italics and big bolding, go for sans-serif fonts, and color some of the supplemental informational text lighter shades of gray because with everything just black now, the site looks too noisy.

iamelgringo 17y ago
The overall impression for you was too noisy. Sorry about that. I'm in the process of slowly refining the design. I wanted to try serif fonts to evoke a sense of old newspapers. And, I went with the black and gray to be a little more "serious". But, now that you mention it, the article titles being a big headline, the excerpt being italicized and the meta information being plain text probably is a bit busy and heavy. I'll have to work on that. Thanks for the feedback. If you have any other feedback, I'd be all ears.
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stevenj 17y ago
>I've been looking for an economics-centered version of HN for the past few weeks, and seeing as how newmogul isn't being run anymore... markenomics.com is an alternative to NM
- kyro 17y ago
  Ah cool. Thanks.
- awa 17y ago
  I wasn't part of NM, so don't know much about it, but markenomics definitely needs a better comments/articles ratio before it takes off, so I think the slot for a HN-economics is still open.
  - stevenj 17y ago
    With time
andrewljohnson 17y ago
I like all your suggestions but recommending against serif fonts. What basis do you have for this? Serifed fonts can be easier to read, particularly when there is a lot of text involved.
- nfnaaron 17y ago
  Serif fonts are easier to read on paper because of the extra clues provided by serif. San serif is easier to read on a screen because screen resolution is not as good as paper. Specific serif fonts may work on screen. I haven't seen an e-ink screen to see if that's different from normal screens. http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=serif+san-serif+screen+paper&n=5 http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=serif+san-serif+...

by kyro 17y ago

iamelgringo 17y ago

The overall impression for you was too noisy. Sorry about that. I'm in the process of slowly refining the design. I wanted to try serif fonts to evoke a sense of old newspapers. And, I went with the black and gray to be a little more "serious". But, now that you mention it, the article titles being a big headline, the excerpt being italicized and the meta information being plain text probably is a bit busy and heavy. I'll have to work on that. Thanks for the feedback. If you have any other feedback, I'd be all ears.

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stevenj 17y ago

>I've been looking for an economics-centered version of HN for the past few weeks, and seeing as how newmogul isn't being run anymore... markenomics.com is an alternative to NM

kyro 17y ago
Ah cool. Thanks.
awa 17y ago
I wasn't part of NM, so don't know much about it, but markenomics definitely needs a better comments/articles ratio before it takes off, so I think the slot for a HN-economics is still open.
- stevenj 17y ago
  With time

andrewljohnson 17y ago

I like all your suggestions but recommending against serif fonts. What basis do you have for this? Serifed fonts can be easier to read, particularly when there is a lot of text involved.

nfnaaron 17y ago
Serif fonts are easier to read on paper because of the extra clues provided by serif. San serif is easier to read on a screen because screen resolution is not as good as paper. Specific serif fonts may work on screen. I haven't seen an e-ink screen to see if that's different from normal screens. http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=serif+san-serif+screen+paper&n=5 http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=serif+san-serif+...