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Is top navigation still necessary on news sites?
Posted in: Design, Information Architecture, Navigation, New Ideas, Newspapers, Technology, Trends, by: Mario Garcia
Mar 16, 2009
10:06 PM
It’s a good question because so much time is often spent trying to organize and create the top navigation of a site. That time could be better used working on writing better headlines and blurbs that get browsers to click. Would more people click on the LOCAL NEWS link or a headline like YOUR NEIGHBOR’S A TERRORIST. NOW WHAT DO YOU DO? My guess, not backed up by any research, is the latter.
Read full article...7 things you absolutely, positively need to know about your audience
Posted in: Audience, Content, Design, Information Architecture, PreDesign, by: Mario Garcia
Mar 09, 2009
12:47 AM
The makeup of those you seek to engage is important to every communication decision you’ll make, whether editorial, design, marketing or distribution related. Everything starts with audience. The more you know about them, the better you will communicate with them. And no communication project should begin without knowing these 7 things about your audience…
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Cutting through the visual clutter: Does your homepage pass the test?
Posted in: Audience, Content, Design, Newspapers, Trends, by: Mario Garcia
Mar 02, 2009
12:01 AM
Visual clutter happens most on high-content sites that lack organization in their design. A visual segmentation test shows you exactly what’s wrong with the organization of your site and offers the opportunity to reorganize and create a design that keeps your users on your site longer and keeps them coming back.
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What’s your plan? The lost art of project planning
Posted in: Business Models, Design, PreDesign, Trends, by: Mario Garcia
Feb 24, 2009
01:33 PM
Let’s admit it. We just don’t do enough of it. We underestimate its value. And we’re more and more we’ve got it covered. But how many of us really put an emphasis on project planning? Every successful project starts with a solid, detailed plan. Here are some suggestions for creating one.
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How ESPN.com’s redesign got it right
Posted in: Case Studies, Design, by: John Duncan
Jan 08, 2009
11:52 AM
It’s a good experience for designers to find their own favorite sites redesigned. We loved ESPN.com. We love the new ESPN.com even more.
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2009 01 09
Mario I could not have said it better myself!
2009 04 16
As most of the people are interested in sports.....so I think this re-design of the site will definitely boost up the mind of the people since they know what people want..
2009 04 24
Gives Thanks, Very fascinating read, you should be dramatic of your web logs. I’ve been genuinely delighting developing up your situations from meter to time. Looking forward to understand your future positions
Many wonderful selective information, thanks for partaking. Testament definitely be back more often….
2009 05 15
Excellent post, thorough explanation!
The design work is great
2009 05 24
First the standard caveat: designing a major media site is not as easy as it may appear. It is not like designing a blog and not like designing a standard “web presence” for a company. There are hundreds of internal stakeholders to answer to, millions of daily users to please, and a ton of legacy and third-party code that is often outside your control.
2009 06 07
I personally liked it the way it was before.
2009 06 17
this site looks good atleast much better than the previous version.
2009 06 20
This site was very nice for me it’s good photos and excellent command for all kind possible solution.
2009 07 15
It still has the “comment of the day” so we should be all right 
I think users to go ESPN.com for a breadth of sports information, and that comes from the headlines on the right side on the page. You want to get your fill, not just a bite, of sports news when you visit the site. I know my eye spends the most time on those headlines than anywhere else on ESPN’s homepage. So my main problem is that they’re even less emphasized and less inviting to read than previously.
2009 07 26
I already saw the ESPN web design and i agree they got it right. Well, i am sure they research first.
2009 08 07
Cool. I already want it. Thanks for posting
2009 08 26
yes I love the new ESPN. I think it was great that they made this change. Sometimes change is good:-)
2009 08 27
Nice!
2009 11 14
It’s a good experience for designers to find their own favorite sites redesigned. We loved ESPN.com. We love the new ESPN.com even more.
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