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Off topic: This page is beautiful. Love it when people use magazine-style layouts on the web.

by LeftHandPath 2y ago

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racl101 2y ago
Pretty stylish. Wouldn't want to read this on a phone though I tell you hwhat.
- Aardwolf 2y ago
  Works great in firefox on android. Text takes exact screen width and is not too small nor too big, and there are no stupid floating right side icons overlapping the text, what more do you need It does have an unneeded text-scrolling-up effect, and breaks reader view which means they're doing something sinister, but at least reader view isn't actually necessary in this one for the way it looks
  - jppullen 2y ago
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- Suppafly 2y ago
  >Wouldn't want to read this on a phone though I tell you hwhat. Most decently designed sites know how to respond to different screen sizes.
- Marsymars 2y ago
  I read it on my TV, and it was pretty nice.
  - jppullen 2y ago
    [dead]
- ropable 2y ago
  Counterpoint: it's super clear and easy to read on Firefox mobile. No popups or interstitial ads. Yes it's quite lengthy and there are many pictures, but you know what you're getting into with any long article like this one. This is exactly what I want for reading on mobile.
true_blue 2y ago
It's pretty for sure, but it breaks reader view which I use a lot, so I don't like it. also it requires a lot of unnecessary scrolling to read since the text is broken up so much
- ericmay 2y ago
  Is it just me or is anyone else unable to swipe to go back to the parent HN page from the longlead.com website?
- karpovv-boris 2y ago
  It's like old "science and life" journals. If you have that experience, then you'll be appreciating it. Love it
  - jppullen 2y ago
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pdntspa 2y ago
Ugh no. My scroll wheel finger hurts because they are allergic to a simple text flow. I hate it when people get too fancy with this shit
- glenneroo 2y ago
  Pro-tip: If you click anywhere on the page, you can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll up/down and avoid finger-wheel-fatigue :)
eudhxhdhsb32 2y ago
It's annoying to read on my phone. Text and pictures are moving at different speeds than I'm scrolling.
jppullen 2y ago
Hi all -- I'm Long Lead's editor, John Patrick Pullen. Thanks for the compliments (those of you who have) and for those who have other thoughts, we hear you. I'm personally a big fan of reader-mode on browsers, myself, but at Long Lead, we think there's an opportunity for a new kind of journalism, one that takes time to produce and relies on design as much as it does editorial and art. You can't stuff that in a reader-mode — and really we don't want to. We're a journalism studio. What's a journalism studio, you ask? Well, what's a film studio? You know -- they produce feature films that look great in the right or best contexts. Watching on a phone isn't as good as a tablet, which isn't as good as a TV or a projector. Similarly, our features journalism is built to scale (we do actually build separate mobile layouts) but isn't designed to leave our site. Also, all of them are bespoke builds made to support the reporting that they're housing, because every feature has its own needs. We work in every medium, too, from podcasts to documentaries to photo features like this one. We believe there's an opportunity for this kind of journalism, because it used to exist. Remember a time when magazines arrived in your inbox with gorgeous photos and fact-checked features that took months to make? That's what we're doing, but online. I hope you follow us and our work. We have some exciting stuff ahead. The best way to know when our next feature drops is by subscribing to our newsletter at www.longlead.com/newsletters. Thanks so much for reading!
- internetter 2y ago
  A couple pieces of feedback from someone who loves your content 1. I can't find an RSS feed anywhere? 2. Your homepage (https://longlead.com/#stories https://longlead.com/#stories) is — and there's no gentle way to put this — borderline unusable. All I want is a simple list of your stories. With a little bit of "undesigning," you'd have an amazing site :)
  - jppullen 2y ago
    Thank you! 1. Being RSS-compatible would unbundle the editorial and art from the design. I wish RSS readers and aggregators would support our builds, but they do not. We do produce newsletters (currently through Substack) that do/would, but those are very different editorial products. 2. I understand this critique. We have outgrown this build, and are looking to develop a new website this year. It was good when we were starting out, but it doesn't serve our readership well anymore -- as you're pointing out!
mjmsmith 2y ago
Why on earth is jppullen's comment dead?
- jppullen 2y ago
  Well that's not cool. Here it is again: Hi all -- I'm Long Lead's editor, John Patrick Pullen. Thanks for the compliments (those of you who have) and for those who have other thoughts, we hear you. I'm personally a big fan of reader-mode on browsers, myself, but at Long Lead, we think there's an opportunity for a new kind of journalism, one that takes time to produce and relies on design as much as it does editorial and art. You can't stuff that in a reader-mode — and really we don't want to. We're a journalism studio. What's a journalism studio, you ask? Well, what's a film studio? You know -- they produce feature films that look great in the right or best contexts. Watching on a phone isn't as good as a tablet, which isn't as good as a TV or a projector. Similarly, our features journalism is built to scale (we do actually build separate mobile layouts) but isn't designed to leave our site. Also, all of them are bespoke builds made to support the reporting that they're housing, because every feature has its own needs. We work in every medium, too, from podcasts to documentaries to photo features like this one. We believe there's an opportunity for this kind of journalism, because it used to exist. Remember a time when magazines arrived in your inbox with gorgeous photos and fact-checked features that took months to make? That's what we're doing, but online. I hope you follow us and our work. We have some exciting stuff ahead. The best way to know when our next feature drops is by subscribing to our newsletter at www.longlead.com/newsletters. Thanks so much for reading!
  - mjmsmith 2y ago
    Please consider adding an RSS feed for us old fogeys.
    - jppullen 2y ago
      [dead]
- saagarjha 2y ago
  New account, likely. It's been vouched for now presumably.

Off topic: This page is beautiful. Love it when people use magazine-style layouts on the web.

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racl101 2y ago

Pretty stylish. Wouldn't want to read this on a phone though I tell you hwhat.

Aardwolf 2y ago
Works great in firefox on android. Text takes exact screen width and is not too small nor too big, and there are no stupid floating right side icons overlapping the text, what more do you need It does have an unneeded text-scrolling-up effect, and breaks reader view which means they're doing something sinister, but at least reader view isn't actually necessary in this one for the way it looks
- jppullen 2y ago
  [dead]
Suppafly 2y ago
>Wouldn't want to read this on a phone though I tell you hwhat. Most decently designed sites know how to respond to different screen sizes.
Marsymars 2y ago
I read it on my TV, and it was pretty nice.
- jppullen 2y ago
  [dead]
ropable 2y ago
Counterpoint: it's super clear and easy to read on Firefox mobile. No popups or interstitial ads. Yes it's quite lengthy and there are many pictures, but you know what you're getting into with any long article like this one. This is exactly what I want for reading on mobile.

true_blue 2y ago

It's pretty for sure, but it breaks reader view which I use a lot, so I don't like it. also it requires a lot of unnecessary scrolling to read since the text is broken up so much

ericmay 2y ago
Is it just me or is anyone else unable to swipe to go back to the parent HN page from the longlead.com website?
karpovv-boris 2y ago
It's like old "science and life" journals. If you have that experience, then you'll be appreciating it. Love it
- jppullen 2y ago
  [dead]

pdntspa 2y ago

Ugh no. My scroll wheel finger hurts because they are allergic to a simple text flow. I hate it when people get too fancy with this shit

glenneroo 2y ago
Pro-tip: If you click anywhere on the page, you can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll up/down and avoid finger-wheel-fatigue :)

eudhxhdhsb32 2y ago

It's annoying to read on my phone. Text and pictures are moving at different speeds than I'm scrolling.

jppullen 2y ago

Hi all -- I'm Long Lead's editor, John Patrick Pullen. Thanks for the compliments (those of you who have) and for those who have other thoughts, we hear you. I'm personally a big fan of reader-mode on browsers, myself, but at Long Lead, we think there's an opportunity for a new kind of journalism, one that takes time to produce and relies on design as much as it does editorial and art. You can't stuff that in a reader-mode — and really we don't want to. We're a journalism studio. What's a journalism studio, you ask? Well, what's a film studio? You know -- they produce feature films that look great in the right or best contexts. Watching on a phone isn't as good as a tablet, which isn't as good as a TV or a projector. Similarly, our features journalism is built to scale (we do actually build separate mobile layouts) but isn't designed to leave our site. Also, all of them are bespoke builds made to support the reporting that they're housing, because every feature has its own needs. We work in every medium, too, from podcasts to documentaries to photo features like this one. We believe there's an opportunity for this kind of journalism, because it used to exist. Remember a time when magazines arrived in your inbox with gorgeous photos and fact-checked features that took months to make? That's what we're doing, but online. I hope you follow us and our work. We have some exciting stuff ahead. The best way to know when our next feature drops is by subscribing to our newsletter at www.longlead.com/newsletters. Thanks so much for reading!

internetter 2y ago
A couple pieces of feedback from someone who loves your content 1. I can't find an RSS feed anywhere? 2. Your homepage (https://longlead.com/#stories https://longlead.com/#stories) is — and there's no gentle way to put this — borderline unusable. All I want is a simple list of your stories. With a little bit of "undesigning," you'd have an amazing site :)
- jppullen 2y ago
  Thank you! 1. Being RSS-compatible would unbundle the editorial and art from the design. I wish RSS readers and aggregators would support our builds, but they do not. We do produce newsletters (currently through Substack) that do/would, but those are very different editorial products. 2. I understand this critique. We have outgrown this build, and are looking to develop a new website this year. It was good when we were starting out, but it doesn't serve our readership well anymore -- as you're pointing out!

mjmsmith 2y ago

Why on earth is jppullen's comment dead?

jppullen 2y ago
Well that's not cool. Here it is again: Hi all -- I'm Long Lead's editor, John Patrick Pullen. Thanks for the compliments (those of you who have) and for those who have other thoughts, we hear you. I'm personally a big fan of reader-mode on browsers, myself, but at Long Lead, we think there's an opportunity for a new kind of journalism, one that takes time to produce and relies on design as much as it does editorial and art. You can't stuff that in a reader-mode — and really we don't want to. We're a journalism studio. What's a journalism studio, you ask? Well, what's a film studio? You know -- they produce feature films that look great in the right or best contexts. Watching on a phone isn't as good as a tablet, which isn't as good as a TV or a projector. Similarly, our features journalism is built to scale (we do actually build separate mobile layouts) but isn't designed to leave our site. Also, all of them are bespoke builds made to support the reporting that they're housing, because every feature has its own needs. We work in every medium, too, from podcasts to documentaries to photo features like this one. We believe there's an opportunity for this kind of journalism, because it used to exist. Remember a time when magazines arrived in your inbox with gorgeous photos and fact-checked features that took months to make? That's what we're doing, but online. I hope you follow us and our work. We have some exciting stuff ahead. The best way to know when our next feature drops is by subscribing to our newsletter at www.longlead.com/newsletters. Thanks so much for reading!
- mjmsmith 2y ago
  Please consider adding an RSS feed for us old fogeys.
  - jppullen 2y ago
    [dead]
saagarjha 2y ago
New account, likely. It's been vouched for now presumably.