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jeez, what is up with all these bullshit video-js-scrolling nightmares of website?
by holstvoogd 7y ago
jeez, what is up with all these bullshit video-js-scrolling nightmares of website?
- dmix 7y agoWhat you don't like being forced to see two lines of text scroll into view, which could have easily just been a caption, before you can continue scrolling?
- endorphone 7y agoThe dominant site that does it is the NY Times, and generally their presentations are absolutely fantastic. Sometimes a bit of interactive media is more compelling than a wall of text.
- MisterTea 7y ago> Sometimes a bit of interactive media is more compelling than a wall of text. "Sometimes" means different things to different people. I'd prefer to read a well written article that paints a picture in my mind so it sticks. These scrolling js/video nightmares are a great way to allow for lower quality writing covered up by glitzy media. It's the McDonalds equivalent of information dissemination design. The fact that the NY Times does it is irrelevant. No thank you.
- mark-r 7y agoMaybe I'm lucky that their paywall keeps me from seeing their articles, then.
- felixledem 7y agoThis seems like such a negative view of the NYT's effort to showcase some wonderful photography along with a well researched article. It is in no way low quality writing.
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- endorphone 7y agoSure, there are bad examples. But this example has fine writing. In general the NYT articles have fine writing. But they also have great photographers, access to remote locations, etc, so they make it interactive. It's a bonus.