New AccountingWEB and Web Design for Accountants
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"Time will tell as to whether those Luddites who still view the web from the comfort of their desktop will be excited or dismayed as they try to come to terms with a new look to a familiar old friend."
I don't think you understand what a Luddite is. I have looked at AccountingWeb on my desktop and it looks terrible. I have looked at AccountingWeb on my phone and it looks terrible.
Agreed. The Luddites hated labour saving machinery. That isn't what we have here. AWeb have taken an efficient website and tuned it into a 'time-consuming, inefficient and impossible to find what you want', website, which would have been adored by Luddites. But it looks 'pretty'.
So - I'm a Luddite now because I tend to read AccountingWeb from my desk while sitting in front of my PC working rather than on my iPhone or iPad. Hmmm.
It's always going to be substance over form for us isn't it?
"whatever they might say to the contrary, web designers are by inclination interested in appearance rather than content."
I hope that this isn't prophetic in the case for Aweb
Those who've decided to name call and stamp their feet, why not be a bit more constructive and say what you actually want from the site?
Accountingweb can start by putting the reply box at the bottom and putting the comments in proper order...
Its a good move but unfortunately I am finding it a bit difficult to look for information I need. Homepage is too much crowded with information I believe or may be its just me :(
Hi Ben, this tile layout, just does not work. I have tried and tried.
It seems like Sift wants me to click some links it wants to promote. Also "Tending" is distracting.
I understand it is the most up to date technology. This is not an issue. It is the design concept. It is not putting the users at the centre of everything. I think Sift has been very inward looking here.
So many people have given up their valuable time and skill to make this site a key resource for accountants. Why is Sift not listening to its key stakeholders about the need for the heart of the design needs changing?
I think part of the problem is Sift (AW) does not have any real competition in UK. This is the reason it can get away by forcing a design on its users. It is a dangerous road. There is a limit how much people will take.
John has already mentioned, the tile layout will stay. Over a period of time, I think it will be an embarrassing, back tracking by Sift. Money, as you know speaks louder than words or pleas.
I will be pleased to be part of user testing. My fear is Sift will be tinkering around the edges. The current tile layout will stay.
The current tile layout will stay.
But will the contributors?
I think that the site may currently be enjoying higher visitor numbers and taking that as positive reinforcement. However the reality is that the site is now being ridiculed across several other sites and people are visiting out or morbid curiosity not so much to view the birth of a new format site but rather to witness the demise of a truly outstanding one that for years has been the site that others referenced.
That contributors who chain more than a tweet together in their replies are also being referred to as Ludites goes beyond belief.
I agree totally. This site has been transformed from a site for accountants to a site championed as an example of bad design. So many regular contributors have left or limited their input that I think that if we return in a years time we will see the tumbleweed.