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Amazon.com redesign

20 points by zeynalov 15y ago

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krelian 15y ago
Is that new? I've been seeing it for a while now and still can't shake the feeling that the left hand menu looks like a stuck dropdown.
- RegEx 15y ago
  I've been seeing it for at least a couple of months as well. I only see it every now and then.
- matthewgifford 15y ago
  It is a stuck dropdown. If you make your browser smaller, it will turn into an actual dropdown. It looks like someone heard about responsive design, but didn't really understand why or how.
  - bkorte 15y ago
    It's actually not bad - it's likely too complex to make it responsive all the way down to mobile, and they have a mobile site for that function, but it fits perfectly for those browsing on different screens. I just wish they'd make it fixed width. The site's barren on my wide monitor.
    - MBCook 15y ago
      I like the idea of the menu being responsive, but I dislike the drop shadow when it's open by default. The drop shadow makes it look too out of place.
      - matthewgifford 15y ago
        I don't have a problem with the menu being responsive. It's just poorly designed and doesn't contribute very much.
InclinedPlane 15y ago
The amazon.com redesign has been in testing for months now and is still not universal. Amazon uses "feature flags" which allow them to roll out new features or design changes incrementally (i.e. to a random x% of visitors).
- MatthewPhillips 15y ago
  Mine toggles back and forth, even when I'm logged in. I'm logged in right now and getting the old site.
- MBCook 15y ago
  I've seen this too. If I'm not logged in or using a different computer, I get the new design. When logged into my account, Amazon looks like it has for at least the last few years. I actually prefer the "classic" Amazon look, because I prefer having the additional color. I'm so used to the old design, the new one looks too white to me. I'm not sure about the menu redesign. Not having it show is a little cleaner. I use it a fair bit, but I may be strange. Having it show up if my browser is wide enough is a smart idea, but the drop shadow make it looks like a menu popped up because of my cursor. Since my cursor is somewhere else on the page, it triggers sort of a "why is that stuck open" note in my mind. Once you get off the home page, everything looks basically the same as always except for the change to white.
kylemaxwell 15y ago
I guess I don't see it. Screenshots anywhere for comparison?
- MBCook 15y ago
  Try using another browser or the private browsing mode. That can trigger it for me. Here's a shot: http://imgur.com/FULDM http://imgur.com/FULDM
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  - bcambel 15y ago
    Thx for the tip. Private browsing works to see the new design
    - kylemaxwell 15y ago
      I had tried that and it didn't work for me; I suppose it's still random even for new visitors.
- dbg9 15y ago
  Pop porn mode and you can put 'em side by side. http://imgur.com/xNhHW http://imgur.com/xNhHW
gwillis13 15y ago
Is it me or is the site even more cluttered than before with the new design?

20 points by zeynalov 15y ago

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Is that new? I've been seeing it for a while now and still can't shake the feeling that the left hand menu looks like a stuck dropdown.

RegEx 15y ago
I've been seeing it for at least a couple of months as well. I only see it every now and then.
matthewgifford 15y ago
It is a stuck dropdown. If you make your browser smaller, it will turn into an actual dropdown. It looks like someone heard about responsive design, but didn't really understand why or how.
- bkorte 15y ago
  It's actually not bad - it's likely too complex to make it responsive all the way down to mobile, and they have a mobile site for that function, but it fits perfectly for those browsing on different screens. I just wish they'd make it fixed width. The site's barren on my wide monitor.
  - MBCook 15y ago
    I like the idea of the menu being responsive, but I dislike the drop shadow when it's open by default. The drop shadow makes it look too out of place.
    - matthewgifford 15y ago
      I don't have a problem with the menu being responsive. It's just poorly designed and doesn't contribute very much.

InclinedPlane 15y ago

The amazon.com redesign has been in testing for months now and is still not universal. Amazon uses "feature flags" which allow them to roll out new features or design changes incrementally (i.e. to a random x% of visitors).

MatthewPhillips 15y ago
Mine toggles back and forth, even when I'm logged in. I'm logged in right now and getting the old site.
MBCook 15y ago
I've seen this too. If I'm not logged in or using a different computer, I get the new design. When logged into my account, Amazon looks like it has for at least the last few years. I actually prefer the "classic" Amazon look, because I prefer having the additional color. I'm so used to the old design, the new one looks too white to me. I'm not sure about the menu redesign. Not having it show is a little cleaner. I use it a fair bit, but I may be strange. Having it show up if my browser is wide enough is a smart idea, but the drop shadow make it looks like a menu popped up because of my cursor. Since my cursor is somewhere else on the page, it triggers sort of a "why is that stuck open" note in my mind. Once you get off the home page, everything looks basically the same as always except for the change to white.

kylemaxwell 15y ago

I guess I don't see it. Screenshots anywhere for comparison?

MBCook 15y ago
Try using another browser or the private browsing mode. That can trigger it for me. Here's a shot: http://imgur.com/FULDM http://imgur.com/FULDM
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- bcambel 15y ago
  Thx for the tip. Private browsing works to see the new design
  - kylemaxwell 15y ago
    I had tried that and it didn't work for me; I suppose it's still random even for new visitors.
dbg9 15y ago
Pop porn mode and you can put 'em side by side. http://imgur.com/xNhHW http://imgur.com/xNhHW

gwillis13 15y ago

Is it me or is the site even more cluttered than before with the new design?