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Updated: Nov 2, 2018 60 Comments · by

The Redesign Has Arrived!

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As you may have noticed, the redesign is upon us! Huge thanks to Lauren Gaige of Restored 316 Designs for doing a custom redesign for us, dealing with ten years (!) of content, and working with all my crazy questions — and huge thanks to Grayson Bell for his tech expertise and custom coding. This is the first major redesign since 2012 (ai yi yi) and trust me, we really, really needed it on the tech side as well as the design side. A few things you will note:

a) Bigger pictures and general font! White space! Breathing space between the lines! Apparently squinting at teensy text all squished together is très 2012. I hope you guys will notice a HUGE improvement in the user experience — I've been going between the old and new site for months and can't tell you how CRAMPED the old site felt.

b) Fewer tech problems! Our old theme stopped being updated several years ago, which meant that I kept putting patches on things to make them work with newer requirements — at a certain point all those patches start to overlap and not play together nicely. We're going to try to roll with the punches as quickly as possible over the next few days to get all the kinks worked out — if you notice anything please feel free to comment here (or submit a tech request).

c) A site that is actually mobile-friendly and responsive! OK, hopefully you won't notice that TOO much.

I know change is hard — I always hate when there's a redesign of something that I've loved (I'm still cursing the new Coke logo!) — but I'm confident this is for the better.

(One more minor little note — for the comments we do have the expand/collapse feature coded but we're having problems with it right this second. We're working to get it up and running ASAP; I just wanted to take the site out of maintenance mode since we've been in it all day!)

About Kat

Kat Griffin is the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Corporette. You can read more about her here.

Comments

    • Ellen

      Is there a way to make the type size bigger? But good job, Kat. I now see the p’osts! YAY!

      On a MUCH more important note, I want EVERYONE in the HIVE to all go out and vote on Tuesday. It is SO important to get out there, whether Democratic or Repubican or whatever else, make your voice heard. We can NOT just sit back on our tuchuses and think some thing good is just going to happen unless we vote! This is our way to say, yes, we care about what our country, and city and state; that what this is all about– wherever we are. Do NOT expect things to get better unless WE vote for people who will make it better! I registered to vote here in NYC, and you all should too! YAY!!!!!

  2. BW

    Great job! I’ve been reading since ~2011 so I will probably be a bit nostalgic for awhile, but this will be a nice change!

  8. Another anonymous judge

    Am I missing the “collapse/expand all threaded comments” button? If not please bring it back. If so, can someone point it out to me?

    • Anon

      It isn’t there and that is such a terrible nuiscance. Makes reading the comments so much worse as experience. If this is not temporary then Kat please please consider changing the theme or fixing this. The pretty pictures are not the greatest asset of this site – the comments are. I wanted to catch up on the latest long comment thread and it.is.a.pain… Other than that, all is pretty and modern lokking, but the most important part of the site just became less user-friendly. If/when that is fixed, I’ll cheer wholeheartedly but until then :(

      • Lawyer runner

        No. The posts are the best part. The comment section is what many of us seek to completely avoid.

      • Kat G

        As noted above… we have the expand/collapse coded it just didn’t move from staging to live super nicely. Top of our priority list (by Mon AM for sure)

        • Anon

          I am anon at 8:22 and I see the button now, fantastic! That was my only (but important) glitch. The site really is more reaponsive and mobile friendly, not to mention it looks great. Congrats on the redesign!

        • Cat

          FYI – I see the expand/collapse button now, but it doesn’t respond when I click it. Chrome.

          • Anonymous

            Same, see the expand button but nothing happens when I click it. Chrome, on android phone.

          • Kat G

            I was testing last night and it was finicky but working on chrome and IE for me. What version of chrome are you using?

  10. Anonymous

    Looks good. Would be nice if the About included not only the founder bio but a bit about the other regular contributors. Also, maybe something more substantial? Linked? for the Plus size tab at the right, for those who don’t want newsletters.

  11. Carrie

    Very nice update. Really like the more open, less crowded feel with bigger font. Very nice.

  13. Anon

    I miss the expand/collapse widget! And reading is now easier on phones; thank you!

  15. sfchic

    Testing…

    I also find the layout nicer and the text easier to read. Many thanks!

  16. MKB

    Really like the new look! Hoping you get the bugs worked out soon (esp. with the expand/collapse… and whatever is yet to be discovered – there’s always something).

  17. Cat

    I like the new logo! One concern, the bright pink used for the poster’s name (if linked), timestamp and reply links in the comments make it more obvious that the comment section is NOT in fact a work-related document. Any chance that those could be more subtle?

    • Anon

      Meh, that’s really your own problem. Kat spent a lot of time on this and the colors were intentional, I’m sure.

      • Cat

        I’m sure it was intentional, too, just wanted to point out an unintended consequence of the change! It does look nice, but since 95% of the time I’m browsing while taking a break at work, I thought it was worth pointing out.

        • Nati

          I agree with you. This will definitely limit by ability to check the site from my office, in cubicle land. Even though I do check it during break times, I don’t want it to be that obvious that I’m reading an online forum for those around me.

          • Kat G

            Point taken on all comment comments — we’re looking into making those tweaks (including a sliiiightly smaller font).

  18. Anonymous

    White space is the ultimate perennial design classic! And also, yes, having a well deserved moment right now. I really like the spacing, although it’s a very very light font.

  19. Sydney Bristow

    Very exciting! I’ve been here since you were still using the royal “we” and I think the redesign is beautiful!

  20. anon +40

    OK, now I want to check it out on my phone to see the responsive version!

    • Kat G

      The two blogs have been on different servers for several months — something about the old C-Moms theme didn’t work on the new server so we were waiting for the new theme to bring it over. That requires additional time, plus we’re trying to get all the little tweaks worked out on Corporette before applying the new theme to C-Moms. It’ll be back up by Monday.

  22. Anonymous

    Love the new look! But one thing I’m really missing is the previous and next post links at the bottom of comments. I’ve got to scroll all the way back up to switch posts when I’m catching up.

      • Kat G

        I didn’t think that moved! It was always at the top of comments wasn’t it? Where would you like it a second time – below comments or below the “post comment” button, above ads?

        • Hollis

          Below the comments would be great. That way I can read through and catch up on several postings in a row if I skip a day or two. Also, if there’s any way to make the text slightly darker/bolder, it would make it easier for my aging eyes to read. But otherwise the redesign looks great! Great job!!!

  23. Sharon

    Love the mobile friendly design! Thank you for all your work, Kat and team! Really appreciate it. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep this weekend as a small reward. :-)

  24. Double-bingo

    I like the new format, but please bring back the “back to top” button at the bottom of the comments!

  25. ArenKay

    Love the look and feel of the new site, and it is MUCH more navigable on cell phones. Nice work, Kat and team! Would second Double-bingo’s request for the return of the ‘back to top’ button.

  28. CLS

    I love the new site – can’t wait to check it out on my phone to see how that looks too!
    One question, are the images coming back in the emails? That was the most useful part of getting the emails each day. I know you mentioned you were working on it, but wanted to check.
    I know the process of redesigning a website is almost like giving birth, so I know how much blood, sweat and likely tears went into this. The new font and size and extra white space is fantastic. Great job!

  29. LittleBigLaw

    Love the redesign but was browsing old posts and it looks like all posting dates have been reset to 11/1/18. Makes it really hard to judge the relevancy/currentness of the advice. Can this be fixed?

  30. Anon

    Is there a Monday morning post? I’m not sure if it’s one of the ones that scroll across the top.

  31. oil in houston

    the font is too big and too air( it goes on for too long) and it is very difficult to follow the threads…

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