tmblg: Well, I’ve pissed off the Facebook design team, now it’s time to piss of David and Marco (although I really hope I don’t). I’m going to come out and say it: I really, really dislike the new Tumblr beta. It feels clunky and awkward, and I think it’s a huge step backwards in exchange for a few small usability improvements (wider dashboard, larger type, easy tumblog switching). Of course, I have no idea how far along it is, and I’m sure it’s a work in progress, but I got bored this weekend and decided that instead of posting some whiny diatribe about why I didn’t like it, I could mockup what I think I should look like. Click the image above (or here) to view my mockup. I’ve also posted a side-by-side comparison on Flickr. Interesting design. I like it a lot better than the current beta, which lacks the polish I’ve come to expect from tumblr (most likely because it is a beta, and not the final version). Only time will tell. There are quite a few improvements that I like, such as the ability to reblog chats as text, etc and the search functionality, but I’m not using the beta right now because I hate the way it looks (both on my phone and my computers).
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Well, I’ve pissed off the Facebook design team, now it’s time to piss of David and Marco (although I really hope I don’t). I’m going to come out and say it: I really, really dislike the new Tumblr beta. It feels clunky and awkward, and I think it’s a huge step backwards in exchange for a few small usability improvements (wider dashboard, larger type, easy tumblog switching). Of course, I have no idea how far along it is, and I’m sure it’s a work in progress, but I got bored this weekend and decided that instead of posting some whiny diatribe about why I didn’t like it, I could mockup what I think I should look like. Click the image above (or here) to view my mockup. I’ve also posted a side-by-side comparison on Flickr.

Interesting design.

I like it a lot better than the current beta, which lacks the polish I’ve come to expect from tumblr (most likely because it is a beta, and not the final version). Only time will tell.

There are quite a few improvements that I like, such as the ability to reblog chats as text, etc and the search functionality, but I’m not using the beta right now because I hate the way it looks (both on my phone and my computers).

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  1. gkojaz reblogged this from aja
  2. soupsoup reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    ideal *new* Tumblr dashboard.
  3. toribelliachi reblogged this from nikography and added:
    Why is the Twitter logo talking to you? ;)
  4. johnburke reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    saw this on a great tumblr...of the projects he’s working on
  5. kakablogs reblogged this from aja and added:
    I like tmblg’s design a whole lot...beta version. Yet, there
  6. jona reblogged this from aja
  7. soupsoup reblogged this from aja and added:
    I really like Aja’s take. Nicely done.
  8. aja reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    best. And when is someone going...give me an RSS feed of
  9. willw reblogged this from tmblg
  10. ericnelson reblogged this from tmblg
  11. markn reblogged this from tmblg
  12. talby reblogged this from nikography and added:
    I like the current one more. But hey man, put out a greasemonkey script or stylish code and I’ll play with it! Look at...
  13. alexseder reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    Staff, take notice.
  14. mariakonstantinov reblogged this from tmblg
  15. velvetrobots reblogged this from nikography and added:
    Personally, I agree with her. I’m no designer, but I think the mockup is a bit too overdone. It’s like writing a novel...
  16. livejamie reblogged this from nikography and added:
    Note to self: Hire Nik to critique all future projects ASAP.
  17. stefantueshaus reblogged this from tmblg and added:
    design, not just because you used Mareen and
  18. nikography reblogged this from matthewb and added:
    I’m not feeling it. The icons up top seem forced and awkard. The eye icon doesn’t seem to relate

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