Reddit is getting a Redesign - to look more like Facebook...

[WelshDdraig]

Source 1: https://gizmodo.com/reddit-raised-200-million-and-is-redesigning-to-look-m-1797407331

Source 2: https://www.fastcompany.com/40446832/reddit-wants-to-look-more-like-facebook-and-now-it-has-the-cash-to-do-it

Source 2: https://www.recode.net/2017/7/31/16037126/reddit-funding-200-million-valuation-steve-huffman-alexis-ohanian

 

 

So, Reddit (The members or the Staff) has decided to give the Front page of the Internet a face-lift.

And to do so, they have managed to raise over $200 Million to give the now valued website of $1.8 Billion, a new lease of life with a much newer look.

The money was raised through many investors of the company, most notably, ones from Scillicone Valley.

 

However - they are going after Facebook with their latest redesign and as such,

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"the Company is literally rewriting all of its code, some of which is more than a decade old. An early version of the new design, which we saw during our interview, looks similar to Facebook’s News Feed or Twitter’s Timeline: A never-ending feed of content broken up into “cards” with more visuals to lure people into the conversations hidden underneath."

Something to note about this, it seems that Reddit is targeting Facebook not only in design, but with features and is looking into user-uploading their own video, rather than having to use an in-between service, such as <removed by staff>, YouTube, or even Facebook itself.

 

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The money is not solely for the redesign, though. Reddit is also beefing up its video efforts, and recently launched a beta feature that lets users upload videos directly to the site for the first time. It’s possible Reddit could eventually compete for video ad dollars. Usually, video ads follow user video — a way to introduce and get users comfortable with the new medium before selling that medium to advertisers.

 

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My opinion:

 

I honestly don't know what to think about this plan.

I feel that the current design of Reddit is a little dated, but still fully functional and easy to navigate through, with all the relevant information needed.

So a redesign would be quite welcome - just to make it feel a bit more modern - but to target a design like Facebook...

I wonder how well that will go, considering how much we know Mark Zuckerburg loves to try and sue people

(https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/19/14327854/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-hawaii-kauai-property-lawsuits)

Edit #1:

Spoiler

 

With my opinion, I could have it 100% wrong and it's not going to look like the UI of Facebook and just have the same sort of features,

so Mark Zuckerburg may not have a leg to stand on for a lawsuit, but you never know.

 

Edit #2:

Spoiler

Strike that edit, it does look like they are targeting a Facebook-like /Twitter like timeline design.

 

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An early version of the new design, which we saw during our interview, looks similar to Facebook’s News Feed or Twitter’s Timeline: A never-ending feed of content broken up into “cards” with more visuals to lure people into the conversations hidden underneath.

 

 

 

 

Your opinion, Please leave it down below

 

[Shiv78]

I would prefer just a Material Design overhaul of the current layout. Even something like this forum looks a lot more modern , but I do agree that the current design does 100% of what everyone needs and wants besides the appearance.

[flibberdipper]

y u no material-ize the current design ffs

[Techicolors]

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

I would prefer just a Material Design overhaul of the current layout. Even something like this forum looks a lot more modern , but I do agree that the current design does 100% of what everyone needs and wants besides the appearance.

some subreddits have adopted a material-like design

[Taf the Ghost]

Something being done at the top by Reddit? Of course it's going to fail... badly.

[Sakkura]

New reddit design? Yay!

 

... oh, it's modeled on Facebook.

[Shiv78]

40 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

some subreddits have adopted a material-like design

yeah but main page ugly from 2002 lol

[PlayStation 2]

How about they focus on not fucking over a certain subreddit instead of copying Facebook?

[themctipers]

/r/watchredditdie

/r/subredditcancer

'member all the political posts in /r/all?

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as long as they don't change the official mobile app, i'm ok. yes, i use that piece of shit. it works.

[TimeOmnivore]

I am a part of the (seemingly) rapidly decreasing minority of people who despise "material" web design. There's just way too much space that gets wasted for the sole purpose of aesthetic. Oh well, the industry is moving in that direction so I might as well just hope that the next shift in design philosophy is more in line with my ideal of giving me the most information with as little of my time wasted as possible. Hopefully the direction Reddit is going in won't involve me having to scroll 10x more than I currently have to.

[Drak3]

4 hours ago, tmcclelland455 said:

y u no material-ize the current design ffs

4 hours ago, Shiv78 said:

I would prefer just a Material Design overhaul of the current layout.

The material design is overused, not to mention boring. A far superior option is do what Tumblr does, a 'marketplace' of GUI skins, except applied on a user basis, and not a blog/subreddit basis.

[potoooooooo]

It just says it looks more like facebook and twitter.

 

It's a redesign, they're not really changing the site at all. Don't forget that reddit is only popular because of digg. You think they'd be so quick to forget the reason they even exist at this point?

[flibberdipper]

14 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

The material design is overused, not to mention boring. A far superior option is do what Tumblr does, a 'marketplace' of GUI skins, except applied on a user basis, and not a blog/subreddit basis.

And facebook is hideous and over-imitated. Soooooooooo

[Drak3]

Just now, tmcclelland455 said:

And facebook is hideous and over-imitated. Soooooooooo

Both can go die in the deepest pits of hell.

[Jito463]

20 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Both can go die in the deepest pits of hell.

That's my opinion of social media in general.

[Drak3]

Just now, Jito463 said:

That's my opinion of social media in general.

Tumblr and Furry Amino can stay. First for the porn, second because that's the only method I've got for when I want to commission a local fursuit maker.

[TeoIzAwezome]

37 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

The material design is overused, not to mention boring. A far superior option is do what Tumblr does, a 'marketplace' of GUI skins, except applied on a user basis, and not a blog/subreddit basis.

They have that already, but you need Reddit Gold.

 

 

[Jito463]

1 minute ago, Drak3 said:

Tumblr and Furry Amino can stay. First for the porn, second because that's the only method I've got for when I want to commission a local fursuit maker.

Uhhhh....TMI, friend.  TMI.

[Drak3]

7 minutes ago, Jito463 said:

Uhhhh....TMI, friend.  TMI.

But it's TMI Tuesday. In Japan at least.

[zMeul]

this isn't exactly news, it was known for quite a while now and people weren't happy with the news

but reddit's shitbirds being shitheads are going to do it anyways 

[DeleteMePls]

It doesn't feel old using RES and Stylish with a dark mode. 

[Patrick3D]

Whenever a website goes for visuals instead of text, I stop using that website. Examples: IGN, Engadget, iMore, and the list goes on. It will be sad to have to let Reddit go, but like Old Yellar, bitch needs to be put down for its own good.

[divito]

On 7/31/2017 at 5:08 PM, Alexp10v2 said:

I feel that the current design of Reddit is a little dated, but still fully functional and easy to navigate through, with all the relevant information needed.

Really not sure how that bolded opinion exists. The design of Reddit is the primary reason I don't use it; it's unintuitive, ugly, a mess of "functionality."

Any re-design is welcome in my books.

[BuckGup]

Reddit looks like garbage 

[mrchow19910319]

Prepare for performance dump when the new design comes out.