The New Facebook News Feed: A UX Breakdown
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First, half the page is dedicated to a head shot of the author. And then, to make matters worse, scrolling is completely broken. I spent several seconds swiping my trackpad in frustration, unable to understand why the page was refusing to scroll only to realize you can only scroll if the cursor is on the right side of the page. Permalinks are broken/non-existent, too.
Frankly, the entire site (from domain name, to ginormous headshot, to half the page dedicated to "about myself") screams narcissism.
Narcissism is getting a more bad rep due to today's over sharing platforms (and for valid reasons), but I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss/defend from the label.
You may not notice it, but outsiders can see it more easily (ie: headshot taking half the page). I notice you even took the time to shop in an artificial background for your headshot. Just these lil bits that add up.
As for the article content, I'm surprised you went for a UX breakdown without using the product (or do you have beta access?) Visually I like the redesign, but not knowing how the menus work, actually using the product and knowing that the announcment page is full of carefully curated photos, it's hard for me to comment and compare.
Edit: OP said wasn't shopped - I stand corrected.
My analysis is purely from the shots and common behavior patterns among other web apps.
Goddamn kids and their trends this days...
The irony isn't lost on me.
But yeah, I'll be changing that soon.
avoid fix elements especially when they are half the screen wide. I mean UX is a fancy stuff , but common sens should tell you that what the users wants to read is your article , not to see your face.
all this ux ui stuff is bull... if you donyt know your basics.