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Another Wikipedia Redesign, explained this time.(wikipedia.gkvasnikov.com)

over 9 years ago from Jonathan Levy, Product Developer @revealparis

  • Arma GetronArma Getron, over 9 years ago (edited over 9 years ago )

    I think it still misses the point of wikipedia, absolutely nothing comes before content and ease of use for everyone.

    Taking up huge real estate with a banner and having the table of contents and summary behind a button are probably the last things you want to do.

    Also featuring unrealistic copy in a wikipedia redesign makes no sense.

    Visually though it looks amazing and I really like the homepage design.

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    • Jonathan LevyJonathan Levy, over 9 years ago (edited over 9 years ago )

      Couldn't agree more, i still hope someday someone's gonna imagine how Wikipedia will look like in 30 years. It's unchanged today because IMHO it works really really damn well, but in 30 years from now, with use change and everything, how it's gonna be ? (FUI)

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      • George KvasnikovGeorge Kvasnikov, over 9 years ago

        Thank you for starting discussion here, it's really helpful to improve my redesign in the feature. I also want to make sure, that this redesign of Wikipedia is not real, you have to consider this concept as my fantasy, as testing of new functions and look-and-feel. It's like concept cars in auto industry.

        But I'm going to keep working on wikipedia concept, consider all helpful feedback from here to make the concept more realistic. So, thank you very much for it.

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    • Luke MillerLuke Miller, over 9 years ago (edited over 9 years ago )

      Your assumptions are only as valid as theirs until you get it in front of users.

      Also, the content looks pretty real to me...

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      • Arma GetronArma Getron, over 9 years ago

        What assumptions have I made?

        The objective of Wikipedia is to have quality information that can be accessible to anyone no matter the language or device.

        Taking up a large portion of the screen for a banner/title instead of content is a violation of that objective.

        Hiding the summary and table of contents, both of which are integral parts to a wikipedia article, behind a button is a violation of that objective.

        By unrealistic copy I mean they are using the photosynthesis text for everything. It might seam simple that they could just copy+paste the text from Nelson Mandela's page but the design as a whole does not accommodate for the variety of styles wikipedia pages have.

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        • Luke MillerLuke Miller, over 9 years ago

          Assumption 1: Taking up a large portion of the screen for a banner/title instead of content is a violation of that objective

          It could turn out that people are able to navigate better and focus more with this design because it grounds them (also an assumption).

          Assumption 2: Hiding the summary and table of contents, both of which are integral parts to a wikipedia article

          It could be that people don't use this as much as you do, or at least as much as you think they do.

          Im just saying, recognize opinions for their subjectivity.

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