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It looks like a sports rag, but the designs of most sports rags are too cluttered. You might like to read this: http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/arch
by abstractbill 19y ago
It looks like a sports rag, but the designs of most sports rags are too cluttered.
You might like to read this: http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/002462.html http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/002462.ht...
The important bit: "the real reason pizza flyers look the way they do is because that’s what pizza flyers are expected to look like"
- ssharp 19y agoThe principle doesn't translates across mediums. A newspaper interface works in real life but not on the web.
- mattmaroon 19y agoAlso, his site is probably going to be aimed at a much different subset of the overall sports fanbase than a sports rag. My guess is by being social news themed, he's going to cater to the younger, hipper section of the overall demographic, which is very, very broad. The Sporting News, on the other hand, is probably going to cater to the older, less tech-loving section.
- kashif 19y agoHow does this make sense? The principle is based on the fact that something is easily recognizable because it looks familiar and follows an expected template. So, how is it that this does not translate across mediums.