Comments on: Boxes and Arrows Redesign http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/ Boxes and Arrows is devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design; including graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business. Mon, 20 May 2013 13:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Henrik Rydberg http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9728 Henrik Rydberg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9728 I got my version posted. And there is still days to go until the deadline. This isn’t something that happens every time for me.

Feels good :)

What is the estimate when the designs will be published or given any comment?

]]> By: vaska http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9729 vaska Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9729 One thing I’m curious about is if there is some devotion to the discussions column at the far left. It just seems to myself that if you want to go for some advertising then it will either need to go or be diminished. With the exception of this particular article, I’ve never clicked on one of those “read” or “discuss” links. Thoughts about this? Thanks…v

]]> By: erin malone http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9730 erin malone Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9730 The discussion aspect on articles is extremely important. We have conversations on many articles that last for months. I would not want to see that go or be diminished. Just because you have only clicked on this one doesn’t mean it isn’t useful to others. The comments also go directly to the author and is a way for them to see how their work resonates with their audience. Some of our most contentious articles have had wonderful rounds of discussion and others none – so it depends on the piece, the mood of the readers and how the two combine.

I hope that there is a way to keep the teaser discussion lead ins and have a place for advertising.

Ah – so there is a design challenge.

]]> By: erin malone http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9731 erin malone Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9731 Forgot to mention – placement is totally up for grabs on where Discuss goes.

]]> By: vaska http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9732 vaska Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9732 Thanks Erin for the reply. I had wondered, since I’ve never really used them (but they are so grey and scary over there), but for my little one day re-design attempt I’ll keep them in there. ;)

]]> By: Henrik Rydberg http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9733 Henrik Rydberg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9733 Let me go off the topic a bit here… to the discussions.

Even though the discussion are presented in quite many places around this site, I’ve also never used them before. Yes, they are a great tool and I’d like to read them more, but for some reason I never end up in the discussions.

In some other information channels -mostly those that are in someway related to coding or application-development- the discussion part (or “comments”) are located at the end of the article or at least the topics of that discussion. This way when user gets the reading done, he or she can stay within that topic by reading discussions, which continue the same direction of movement for the user.

So is there really a reason or a need to move the discussion away from the article it self to some isolated page? I would see that the discussions could be placed simply below the article.

(a late but free design tip for you :) )

]]> By: Max http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9734 Max Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9734 So what about results?

]]> By: erin malone http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9735 erin malone Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9735 We will be reviewing the submissions during the last part of the month and our judges will be reviewing and judging the first 2 weeks of September. (We are working around folks’ travel schedules)

I hope to be able to announce mid-September.

]]> By: Max http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9736 Max Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9736 Thanks a lot Erin

]]> By: Henrik Rydberg http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9737 Henrik Rydberg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/boxes-and-arrows-redesign/#comment-9737 How many entries to the competition there were in total?

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