SI.com redesign

What say you all? I like it a lot.

 

Looks a lot like ESPN ...

 

It could be a pile of shit 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.

 

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.

 

You're slipping

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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