#siteredesigns — Public Fediverse posts

Ars Technica: Reddit signals ominous upcoming “changes” for old.reddit.com. “Old.reddit.com’s days appear to be numbered. Reddit has strayed from saying that it will shutter the website, which many long-time Redditors prefer for its layout, navigation, and fewer feed recommendations.”

Ars Technica: Reddit signals ominous upcoming “changes” for old.reddit.com. “Old.reddit.com’s days appear to be numbered. Reddit has strayed from saying that it will shutter the website, which many long-time Redditors prefer for its layout, navigation, and fewer feed recommendations.”

Gizmodo: Google Images Is Trying to Be… Pinterest?. “Google Images’s latest update appears to be taking some inspiration from the digital pinboard platform Pinterest. The company is celebrating Google Images’s 25th anniversary this week by looking back at its history and announcing a major redesign that turns the search engine into more of a personalized visual feed.”

Gizmodo: Google Images Is Trying to Be… Pinterest?. “Google Images’s latest update appears to be taking some inspiration from the digital pinboard platform Pinterest. The company is celebrating Google Images’s 25th anniversary this week by looking back at its history and announcing a major redesign that turns the search engine into more of a personalized visual feed.”

State of Minnesota: Minnesota’s New Labor Exchange Going Live Today. “The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced the roll-out of CareerForce.MN.gov as the state’s official online labor exchange, replacing MinnesotaWorks.net. The new site is mobile-friendly, has more job search resources and is easier to access.”

State of Minnesota: Minnesota’s New Labor Exchange Going Live Today. “The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced the roll-out of CareerForce.MN.gov as the state’s official online labor exchange, replacing MinnesotaWorks.net. The new site is mobile-friendly, has more job search resources and is easier to access.”

Video Game History Foundation: Rolling out the next version of our digital archive. “The digital archive interface has been rebuilt from scratch to improve the browsing experience. We’ve made images larger to make it clearer what you’re looking at, and to differentiate what’s a folder versus a file. This new interface also loads faster than the previous version, has improved loading […]

Video Game History Foundation: Rolling out the next version of our digital archive. “The digital archive interface has been rebuilt from scratch to improve the browsing experience. We’ve made images larger to make it clearer what you’re looking at, and to differentiate what’s a folder versus a file. This new interface also loads faster than the previous version, has improved loading […]

Hackaday: OldVersion Is Back, And Better Than Ever. “You know what they say — you can’t keep a good website down. OldVersion.com, the repository of outdated software that has been serving up old versions of tools you need for the last twenty-five years, is not going away as we reported last year. Not only is it sticking around, it’s gotten a retro facelift inspired by Windows 3.1 or OS/2.”

Hackaday: OldVersion Is Back, And Better Than Ever. “You know what they say — you can’t keep a good website down. OldVersion.com, the repository of outdated software that has been serving up old versions of tools you need for the last twenty-five years, is not going away as we reported last year. Not only is it sticking around, it’s gotten a retro facelift inspired by Windows 3.1 or OS/2.”

Chessbase: Review: ChessBase´26 – The beginning of a new era. “With ChessBase ’26, ChessBase presents a new version of its long-standing database software, which is less about minor improvements and more about a strategic further development of the entire system.”

Chessbase: Review: ChessBase´26 – The beginning of a new era. “With ChessBase ’26, ChessBase presents a new version of its long-standing database software, which is less about minor improvements and more about a strategic further development of the entire system.”

Tubefilter: As YouTube refreshes its look, is it time to say goodbye to the play button?. “YouTube’s previous redesigns have drawn criticism, so the desire to avoid overstimulating users is a prudent choice. But after testing its latest refresh for months, the official rollout is a bit underwhelming. The shift is so subtle that some users might not even notice a difference.” Sounds good to me!

Tubefilter: As YouTube refreshes its look, is it time to say goodbye to the play button?. “YouTube’s previous redesigns have drawn criticism, so the desire to avoid overstimulating users is a prudent choice. But after testing its latest refresh for months, the official rollout is a bit underwhelming. The shift is so subtle that some users might not even notice a difference.” Sounds good to me!

Raw Story: Alarm raised as experts suspect ‘sloppy code’ used to overhaul sensitive govt websites. “Attempting to meet Donald Trump’s July 2026 deadline to refashion government websites where private information is shared, the National Design Studio is creating websites that have all the appearances of leaving gaping security holes, experts warned Monday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/03/raw-story-alarm-raised-as-experts-suspect-sloppy-code-used-to-overhaul-sensitive-govt-websites/

Raw Story: Alarm raised as experts suspect ‘sloppy code’ used to overhaul sensitive govt websites. “Attempting to meet Donald Trump’s July 2026 deadline to refashion government websites where private information is shared, the National Design Studio is creating websites that have all the appearances of leaving gaping security holes, experts warned Monday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/03/raw-story-alarm-raised-as-experts-suspect-sloppy-code-used-to-overhaul-sensitive-govt-websites/

9to5 Mac: Apple launches rich new web interface for the App Store. “Apple has launched a dramatic new web interface for the App Store. You can now get the full App Store experience right in your browser, with dedicated pages for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision, Watch, and TV app libraries.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/04/9to5-mac-apple-launches-rich-new-web-interface-for-the-app-store/

9to5 Mac: Apple launches rich new web interface for the App Store. “Apple has launched a dramatic new web interface for the App Store. You can now get the full App Store experience right in your browser, with dedicated pages for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision, Watch, and TV app libraries.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/04/9to5-mac-apple-launches-rich-new-web-interface-for-the-app-store/

Speaking of terrific personal site redesigns, check out what Philadelphia creative director, artist, writer, editorial and web designer Rob Weychert (ex-ProPublica, Happy Cog, and A Book Apart) achieves in Version 7 of his personal site.

https://v7.robweychert.com/ #SiteRedesigns #blogs #webdesign

Speaking of terrific personal site redesigns, check out what Philadelphia creative director, artist, writer, editorial and web designer Rob Weychert (ex-ProPublica, Happy Cog, and A Book Apart) achieves in Version 7 of his personal site.

https://v7.robweychert.com/ #SiteRedesigns #blogs #webdesign

Tubefilter: YouTube is giving some channels a Netflix makeover. “We recently noticed some YouTube channels looking a little different: fresh new UX that looks more like browsing through Netflix than YouTube, episode descriptions and a “Watch Now” button to jump right in, and shelves of scheduled content that would be right at home on DirecTV.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/07/tubefilter-youtube-is-giving-some-channels-a-netflix-makeover/

UC Santa Cruz: Announcement: New Online Archive of California. “Many researchers use the Online Archive of California (OAC) to access descriptive information about archival collections across the state, including at UCSC. We are excited to announce that the California Digital Library recently upgraded this site, which they have completely rebuilt adapting community-supported open source […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/29/announcement-new-online-archive-of-california-uc-santa-cruz/

Catholic News Agency: Vatican refreshes official website for first time in nearly 30 years. “The official website of the Vatican for the first time has been refreshed since it was created in the 1990s, prominently featuring multimedia content and online links to other Vatican offices and ministries.” Almost 30 years!

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/28/catholic-news-agency-vatican-refreshes-official-website-for-first-time-in-nearly-30-years/

Troy Hunt: Have I Been Pwned 2.0 is Now Live!. “Feb last year is when I made the first commit to the public repo for the rebranded service, and we soft-launched the new brand in March of this year. Over the course of this time, we’ve completely rebuilt the website, changed the functionality of pretty much every web page, added a heap of new features, and today, we’re even launching a merch […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/20/troy-hunt-have-i-been-pwned-2-0-is-now-live/

TechCrunch: In challenge to YouTube, TikTok revamps its desktop platform. “In a bid to take on YouTube, TikTok is revamping its desktop platform with the addition of several new features. The company announced on Thursday that its web-based experience features a new modular layout, refreshed For You feed, a new Explore tab, immersive full-screen LIVE gaming streaming, and a floating player.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/techcrunch-in-challenge-to-youtube-tiktok-revamps-its-desktop-platform/

So, the Financial Times seems to have taken their new FuckedUpSite, erm, BetaSite, live. It is Yet Another Godawful Mobile-Optimised Design. And yes, I haet haet haet it.

Anyone happen to know a trick for reverting to the good, old, classic, legacy desktop layout?

Because this is just simply awful.

#FinancialTimes #FTCom #Beta #SiteRedesigns#StopFuckingUpYourGoddamedWebsitesPeople