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Kick ass! I really like the minimalist, modal single-page UI. Obviously a lot of thought has gone into it. This is one of the first sites I've seen that actuall

by korch 17y ago

Kick ass! I really like the minimalist, modal single-page UI. Obviously a lot of thought has gone into it. This is one of the first sites I've seen that actually feels more like an application than a web page. I'd love to see this trend catch on more in web design fads.

toodlestech 17y ago
Yea but is not at all how the site has been. I went to TSO because of how it was laid out and I think this should either be a subset or totally different site. I understand some people may like this layout but their current audience were their for a reason, and that reason has completely changed. They have made finding songs you like extremely time consuming and narrow, being only able to view one song at a time. No longer can you listen to one song while browsing others. The sense of community and "the game" has faded and now it seems more of a Pandora clone, I don't use pandora. I don't like only being able to skip forward and no relistening to a song if you enjoyed it.
prosa 17y ago
I agree with your sentiment. However, in this case the site has a long road ahead of it, to restore lost or buried functionality. From the top of my head: - Tipjar honor roll is hidden in a separate screen, which removes "status" related incentives to tip (a loss for artists) - Social features are buried; the artist doesn't feel like they are "there" on the site - Can't see what's ahead or behind you on the browsing playlists - On Chrome, the user account information is occluded by the status bar whenever you hover on a link - "Sliding" effects make the interface feel sluggish All of these issues can be addressed without the "reversion" people are calling for... but there are some long nights ahead for the dev team if they want to match the prior version in raw usability.

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Kick ass! I really like the minimalist, modal single-page UI. Obviously a lot of thought has gone into it. This is one of the first sites I've seen that actuall

by korch 17y ago

toodlestech 17y ago
Yea but is not at all how the site has been. I went to TSO because of how it was laid out and I think this should either be a subset or totally different site. I understand some people may like this layout but their current audience were their for a reason, and that reason has completely changed. They have made finding songs you like extremely time consuming and narrow, being only able to view one song at a time. No longer can you listen to one song while browsing others. The sense of community and "the game" has faded and now it seems more of a Pandora clone, I don't use pandora. I don't like only being able to skip forward and no relistening to a song if you enjoyed it.
prosa 17y ago
I agree with your sentiment. However, in this case the site has a long road ahead of it, to restore lost or buried functionality. From the top of my head: - Tipjar honor roll is hidden in a separate screen, which removes "status" related incentives to tip (a loss for artists) - Social features are buried; the artist doesn't feel like they are "there" on the site - Can't see what's ahead or behind you on the browsing playlists - On Chrome, the user account information is occluded by the status bar whenever you hover on a link - "Sliding" effects make the interface feel sluggish All of these issues can be addressed without the "reversion" people are calling for... but there are some long nights ahead for the dev team if they want to match the prior version in raw usability.