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It's a nice novelty, but it certainly won't ever usurp Gists. I'm not sure that it was intended to. However, there is one aspect of the site that really irks me
by ruswick 14y ago
It's a nice novelty, but it certainly won't ever usurp Gists. I'm not sure that it was intended to. However, there is one aspect of the site that really irks me: the wood grain background. For whatever reason, this style has become really pervasive among "hacked-together" sites. Moreover, it sucks. The site would be better served with a geometric pattern, or no background at all.
- saraid216 14y agoCould you elaborate on why the wood grain background sucks? I'm working on a project and I'm considering using a wood grain background for a specific UX, but I'm not a designer and have been postponing making any decisions about it.
- ruswick 14y agoThe organic pattern and light color are somewhat distracting. It also doesn't seem thematically consistant, and sort of belies the idea of a modern site focused on programming. Most of all, I just get this visceral sense that wood grain is sort of distasteful, and that plain backgrounds are more aesthetically pleasing. http://cl.ly/image/3R392H2g371t http://cl.ly/image/3R392H2g371t
- saraid216 14y agoHm. I've been thinking about going with a darker wood. (And it is thematically consistent in my case, since my goal is to evoke the sense of an old, well-kept bookcase; the project has nothing to do with programming beyond, well, the fact that I'm coding it.) I'll think about it. I'll pass it through people with actual skill at UX first, too.