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As a reader I avoid Medium based articles. For one thing, the UI for wildly different blogs are the same. This means that I am unable to place anything I read
by addicted 9y ago
As a reader I avoid Medium based articles.
For one thing, the UI for wildly different blogs are the same. This means that I am unable to place anything I read in context. As a visual learner, one of the ways I remember stuff I read is by remembering the entire context (for blogs this is usually the look of the blog). Medium completely eliminates that crutch for me.
I feel the overuse of annoying funny GIFs in the middle of articles is far more prevalent on Medium pages. I suspect because it's one of the only ways for authors to personalize their content visually.
- magic_beans 9y agoMedium blogs all have different colored nav-bars and logos.
- HappyTypist 9y agoThat's so minute. Different fonts, typography, page layout, structure, etc all improve uniqueness and memorability.
- magic_beans 9y agoI guess I'm in the camp of people who prefer uniform blogs. The decorative accents on medium are more than enough for me to be able to distinguish them. I enjoy the fact that the layout is familiar and I can dive right into a piece without the distraction of a different or unique layout. To each her own!