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oof, the curmudgeon is strong in the comments here and I think some perspective is required. 1) no one is actually implementing these changes; this is just a d

oof, the curmudgeon is strong in the comments here and I think some perspective is required. 1) no one is actually implementing these changes; this is just a design exercise from someone who has no connection or influence with Github other than I presume being someone who uses it. My reading of this design work up is that it was just a fun exercise for someone with design skills; design kata if you will. 2) as a programmer who has occasionally tried my hand at a little bit of design; to my mind the design process is somewhere between fricking hard and near impossible and I appreciated the article taking me through his thinking and the incremental changes along the way. I may not like or agree with all of his choices but I really liked the insight into the process. Obviously it's fine to not like the final design he ended up with, but given the above context I think the level of harrumphing discontent of some comments is not really warranted.

MrStonedOne 8y ago
I don't trust github to be that smart. This is a well upvoted and discussed post on hackernews, if the arguments weren't strongly in opposition, there is a chance somebody at github will be stupid enough to follow this blog. There still is even with all of this pushback.
- tenryuu 8y ago
  I make complaints about the small shit that github do with their responsive redesigns and they still don't even fix them. The responsive nature of the new frontpage is garbage. Because you expect that at least 95 percent of developers using the site are doing so on the desktop. If your browser window is too small, you lose search behind a hamburger button and a navigation menu that only looks like it belongs in your hand, not on your desktop. We're lucky this only affects the frontpage, and not within any repos were developers are doing actual work
userbinator 8y ago
My reading of this design work up is that it was just a fun exercise for someone with design skills; design kata if you will. Literally applying the bland "no borders, no contrast, white everywhere" trend cookie-cutter style is not what I'd call "design skills". Sadly there are very few actual good designers out there, but their work is easy to identify because they stand out in a good way. This one just looks like another "me too" redesign.

MrStonedOne 8y ago

I don't trust github to be that smart. This is a well upvoted and discussed post on hackernews, if the arguments weren't strongly in opposition, there is a chance somebody at github will be stupid enough to follow this blog. There still is even with all of this pushback.

tenryuu 8y ago
I make complaints about the small shit that github do with their responsive redesigns and they still don't even fix them. The responsive nature of the new frontpage is garbage. Because you expect that at least 95 percent of developers using the site are doing so on the desktop. If your browser window is too small, you lose search behind a hamburger button and a navigation menu that only looks like it belongs in your hand, not on your desktop. We're lucky this only affects the frontpage, and not within any repos were developers are doing actual work

userbinator 8y ago

My reading of this design work up is that it was just a fun exercise for someone with design skills; design kata if you will. Literally applying the bland "no borders, no contrast, white everywhere" trend cookie-cutter style is not what I'd call "design skills". Sadly there are very few actual good designers out there, but their work is easy to identify because they stand out in a good way. This one just looks like another "me too" redesign.