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Linear Feeds Perform Better Than Grids
- FlacidPhil 13y agoGreat write-up. From a user perspective, grid feeds like Flipboard look great, but I find them a bit less friendly. I'll lose my spot, have a hard time finding the other article I wanted to read, and am generally just a bit more frustrated. I always go back to linear feeds in the end.
- rjknight 13y agoThis tallies with my personal experience - I stopped using Prismatic after the switch to grid layout, though I never really thought about why. I'll probably give it another try now.
- lexx 13y agoGrid for photos as main content, lists for texts...
- hootener 13y agoAside from some statistical reporting quibbles, I think this is a good write up. The authors essentially arrive back to a design that's been leveraged for RSS feeds for ages (e.g., Google Reader, Feedly, etc.) This isn't a bad thing since the design was ultimately data driven. No shame in doing the experimental legwork to determine that the old way is the best way (in Prismatic's specific case).
- djtidau 13y agoThe lists looked far more visually appealing to me, mostly due to the better usage of images alongside the text. The grids, whilst tidy, felt far less inviting.