SI.com redesign

[Big Circus]

What say you all? I like it a lot.

 

[Tdell8]

Looks a lot like ESPN ...

 

[typefitter]

It could be a pile of **** in a clear plastic bag and it would still be better than what it was. I have no idea why, but it used to destroy even my new Mac. I started to view links to SI stories like an invitation to step on a rake.

 

[CD Boogie]

I'm just glad it no longer takes a month of Sundays to scroll down to promoted stories such as "37 Shocking Celebrity Cup Sizes You Couldn't Have Guessed."

 

[TyWebb]

I'm just glad it no longer takes a month of Sundays to scroll down to promoted stories such as "37 Shocking Celebrity Cup Sizes You Couldn't Have Guessed."

You baited that hook nicely, but I'm going to swim by.

 

[CD Boogie]

You baited that hook nicely, but I'm going to swim by.

You're slipping

 

[JackReacher]

It could be a pile of **** in a clear plastic bag and it would still be better than what it was. I have no idea why, but it used to destroy even my new Mac. I started to view links to SI stories like an invitation to step on a rake.

Yes. The old SI.com was the worst site on the internet. Just painful. So far, from what I can tell, this redesign is miles better. Low bar to clear, obviously, but it's pretty solid so far.

 

[TigerVols]

Apparently we owe Moddy a beer? (I think?)

http://deadspin.com/our-long-national-nightmare-is-over-sports-illustrated-1784443750

If you see a Sports Illustrated employee today, give them a high-five, or perhaps buy them a beer. They hated that site more than any of us, and had to work with it every day.

 

[Moderator1]

I'll be in Columbus, Ohio for a wedding this weekend. Please have them sent to my room at the Courtyard Downtown.

And yeah, we like the new look a lot. I never disliked the old site as much as some others and it damn sure was not the worst site in the internet. But the new look is much better, the site is much more functional and I want all the beers.

 

[typefitter]

Far from the worst site in terms of content, obviously, but the worst I can think of when it came to functionality. I can't even tell you how times my Mac crashed trying to read a single Deitsch column. It was like a race to read anything before I was looking at the wheel of death.

I congratulate you, Moddy, on your new site, and I hope Columbus treats your drunk ass well.

 

[Southwinds]

What bothered me most about the old SI.com site was that you'd have an occasional word that wasn't the same typeface or size as the rest of the story. It was almost as if it had been added in as a revision, yet the editors never had any idea how to make those revisions and keep the same formatting.

 

[SFIND]

I'll be in Columbus, Ohio for a wedding this weekend. Please have them sent to my room at the Courtyard Downtown.

And yeah, we like the new look a lot. I never disliked the old site as much as some others and it damn sure was not the worst site in the internet. But the new look is much better, the site is much more functional and I want all the beers.

Drive about an hour west and I'll buy you one.

 

[Earthman]

Interesting that SI is now getting commissions to sell stuff in their columns. In effect an ad disguised as a column. After reading MMQB lifestyle column I found this blurb at end. Felt a bit taken. I'm sure there is no bias.

The MMQB Football Lifestyle column is a curated list of links to what’s catching Dom’s eye off the field. The MMQB has affiliate deals with some of the brands featured and receives commission on certain purchases. Have an item for consideration? Share it.

 

[Moderator1]

Drive about an hour west and I'll buy you one.

Be careful, I just might do that. Had no idea Columbus had so many breweries. Had the rehearsal dinner in one and then some of us retired to another. Need to rally here for the actual wedding and it is a good darn thing I'm not responsible for designing ANYTHING this morning.

 

[nubyjas_wilborn]

Be careful, I just might do that. Had no idea Columbus had so many breweries. Had the rehearsal dinner in one and then some of us retired to another. Need to rally here for the actual wedding and it is a good darn thing I'm not responsible for designing ANYTHING this morning.

Late pass but hopefully u got to try Bodhi by Columbus Brewing.

 

[Fly]

Be careful, I just might do that. Had no idea Columbus had so many breweries. Had the rehearsal dinner in one and then some of us retired to another. Need to rally here for the actual wedding and it is a good darn thing I'm not responsible for designing ANYTHING this morning.

Did you make it to Hoof Hearted? A bit juvenile in names/labels but damn they make good beer!

Hopefully you got to the North Market and had some Hot Chicken Takeover. Worth the wait in line!

 

[Moderator1]

The rehearsal dinner was at the Columbus Brewing Company. I tried several - I suck at remembering the names/variety - and they were very good. We adjourned later to a place in Short North (is that the right name?) called The Pint House. Crowded, loud, a MUCH younger set so I didn't stay long. My son ordered a wheat beer for me and it came out in the biggest glass I've ever seen. Huge glass. I crushed it, only because he thought I couldn't, and left.

Had lunch somewhere Saturday, can't remember the name. Saturday night was the wedding and then I was out of there early Sunday.

The town left a very good impression on me. I will be back, don't say you haven't been warned.

The kids went to the North Market on Saturday while us old folks caught up with some long-lost family friends. My kids said they had a breakfast sandwich there that was absurd.