like all change it will take some getting used to
but I think it will grow on the majority of you
cheers
Jeff, so do warts.
My immediate impressions are that there is more noise, and it's harder to find the signal. It's prettier, but I don't come to Celticsblog for "eye candy", I come for information.
Constructive criticisms...
1. When I go to the homepage, I get the SBNation Ad filling the entire window of my browser. I have to reduce my font size to find the close button in the upper right corner and then increase font size to read the text (old eyes). This is a nuisance, if it happens every time I come to the site, it'll be a big nuisance. If it's just a one time, or once in a while, thing I can live with it.
2. Arranging the articles in a graphics block is very e-magazine of you, but personally I don't like it. I'd much rather have a web-log look like a web-log with a "blog roll" of articles down the page than a magazine with fancy graphics, repeated openings, and plenty of jumping to other pages. How will "pocket" handle those articles? Poorly, I bet.
3. Where are the forums? Yes, I found them, but I had to search and drill down into a "pretty" drop down menu to find them. Over half of the reason I come to CB is the forums and you're making it harder for me to get there. Make it too hard and I'll just make a link directly *to* the forums and skip the front page entirely. Neither one of want that!
4. I've only seen this on a desktop monitor here at work. When I get home I'll switch to a 7" tablet. How is it going to look on a tablet? On a cellphone? Do you have a mobile version?
5. Thank goodness, the forums haven't changed!
Okay, so SBNation did a sitewide change and CB had to follow. Grumble! Maybe it'll grow on me. Grumble! I hope so. Grumble!