Did You Notice Something a Little Different?

Everything hurts my eyes... I can't read anything because my eyes hurt so bad trying to figure out what everything says.

I wish it was April 1st so I knew this was a joke, as I HATE it. It looks so fuzzy and blurry to me. Funny that a book about reading books is too difficult to read itself. I give it one star. Please GR if you are reading these comments you will see a majority hate it, so please change it back!

I really like the new look, but I think the website it could be pushed and refined even further in design and user experience. I would like for the website to be a easier to navigate. It's very hard to write reviews, there should be a button/ link to it. Writing a review link would only appear, after I give it a star rating.

People reporting that font looks great on phone and ipad, horrible on PC....what a shocker.

GR, do you even test shit on computers anymore.

I HATE IT!! HATE, HATE!!

It's way too... fucking BRIGHT and the font hurts my eyes. omfg...

I really wish you'd not change things for "the better" when it actually makes things worse. It's like... truly way too bright and hurts the eyes. ... NO.

Emily wrote: "Krista wrote: "Also, would it be possible if you could create a button or link where we can see/expand the updates' history on our personal wall? Could you allow us to see all the updates we've mad..."

You know, it'd be nice if you at least acknowledged the comments about the bright white background colour making the site outright painful for many readers, even if it's just to say "Yeah, we like the white, so pffft."

Love!

GR, can't you give us a choice between the new and old version, that way everyone will be happy. PLEASE!!!

Reading this new font is literally giving me a headache. GR, if it ain't broke don't fix it.

I get the concept of merging things into a more polished look, but the font type couldn't just be simply be a choosable option somewhere in the settings section? It really looks smaller and harder to read on various devices without a zoom in.

I also like it. Easier to read!

The white is too bright. Off-white or cream would be way better. It doesn't really hurt my eyes, but still. It's a little weird. If you don't change it, then meh. If you do, I couldn't care less.

BUT... where are the half stars?!?! Pleeeeeease!!!!

Lobstergirl wrote: "People reporting that font looks great on phone and ipad, horrible on PC....what a shocker.

GR, do you even test shit on computers anymore. "

Yup.

If they only care about App users they need to fix all the various problems with that too though. Even when I read GR via my phone I read it from the browser, not the app, due to the fact that the app has so many problems.

People who don't spend much time reading their Feed, but more in Discussions, etc., are typically having a better reaction as well. Because the teeny tiny font problem is only on the Feed, apparently.

13 of 15 pix in "POPULAR PHOTOS" (chosen by staff) are white girls with long hair. Two are white young men.

Do you not like looking at darker skinned people or what? Put in some non-white people for God's sake. Put in some people over the age of 25.

I like it - clean and refreshing. What I would really like (just my preference) are no "moving pictures" on any pages. Whatever those things are called (.gifs?), they are what cause me to have a headache.

The brown boxes showing how many notifications and how many friend requests you have are not top-aligned. Looks sloppy.

Can you let us know if this is the finalized font? If it is, I'm afraid I am going to have to abandon the site. This and the white background is REALLY hurting my eyes and I'm a migraine sufferer so it's not something I can risk. :(

Bjorn wrote: "Emily wrote: "Krista wrote: "Also, would it be possible if you could create a button or link where we can see/expand the updates' history on our personal wall? Could you allow us to see all the upd..."

GR won't acknowledge anything here, and I very much doubt they're reading any of the comments here.

If you'd like to give GR your feedback, here's the place to do it,

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Don't want to pile on but I agree with most of the previous posters.

The font is readable when it's sized normally, but when it's big and bold (titles) it looks fuzzy and when it's smaller (such as in the "currently reading" column) it's nearly illegible.

The teal is difficult for me to visually process as well and I'd really like having a different hyperlink color for links that have been clicked through. It helps me keep what I've viewed straight.

Lisa (Lost in Literature) wrote: "BUT... where are the half stars?!?! Pleeeeeease!!!!"

I couldn't agree more!!!

When it first loaded this way it felt like a beta-version. I'm not hating the font, but it feels less polished to me

I cannot say I don't like this welcome change; I like the font, but the text could be a bit bolder, more complete looking, I guess?

You know how when you photocopy a paper multiple times, the letters get worn out a bit? The letters on GR look like that now.

Also, guys. it's high time we got an upgrade that enables half-star ratings. please do something about that as well!

I use Goodreads every day but I'm finished with this site if these changes persist. The font is impossible; it hurts my eyes and I can't stand it. A lot of us readers/authors don't have the best eyesight to begin with and these changes are intolerable for our eyes. Please fix it so we can enjoy the site as we did before, thank you.

Lobstergirl wrote: "Why change the stars from red to orange? Did you learn from Martha Stewart that orange goes better with teal or something?"

The new color palette that we are using consists of complementary colors, which should enhance the overall design.


Bjorn wrote: "You know, it'd be nice if you at least acknowledged the comments about the bright white background colour making the site outright painful for many readers, even if it's just to say "Yeah, we like the white, so pffft." "

To clarify, we haven't changed the background color of the site - it has always been white. However, we definitely hear the feedback about the increased contrast, and our design team is looking into it.


Nicholas wrote: "I really like the new look, but I think the website it could be pushed and refined even further in design and user experience."

We are looking at further updates. Stay tuned!


Lobstergirl wrote: "13 of 15 pix in "POPULAR PHOTOS" (chosen by staff) are white girls with long hair. "

Popular photos are chosen algorithmically, depending what photo you're viewing at the time.


Auntie J wrote: "GR won't acknowledge anything here, and I very much doubt they're reading any of the comments here."

We've read all 1180 comments :) Please feel free to post here, though we may not be able to respond to every individual comment.

...um, I'll have to get back to y'all on this one just to see if it's just me or if it's the site [I'll have to check back over the next few days to see if my reaction changes] because the first thing that happened when I logged into here today was I suddenly felt very lightheaded and nauseous reading things. I am dealing with some sort of cold thing but I haven't been having a fainting reaction to any of the other sites I've been to today. It's like font kryptonite or something right now. >.<

I totally HATE the way they changed the picture. You can't even see what's in my profile pic! it went from a perfect little rectangle to the garbage that is now at the top of my screen! PLEASE FIX IT!

I have to agree with many here, this redesign is not very good. Using free webfonts from Google seems a bit of a cheap/lazy choice.

For anyone else that hates it on Chrome you can use the Stylish plugin to override styles with your own CSS.

I have to chime in that the font appears blurry. It's straining my eyes so much that I can't stay on for longer than a few minutes. I'm too addicted to Goodreads to stop using it, but I'll probably I have to visit the site through my phone instead. Thank goodness it's still okay on there.

Susan wrote: "Emily wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "Why change the stars from red to orange? Did you learn from Martha Stewart that orange goes better with teal or something?"

The new color palette that we are usin..."

The update is for consistency across the site, so we won't be able to offer multiple viewing options.


Sam wrote: "I have to chime in that the font appears blurry. It's straining my eyes so much that I can't stay on for longer than a few minutes. I'm too addicted to Goodreads to stop using it, but I'll probably..."

What browser are you using? Would you be able to provide a screenshot?

I LOVE the new layout! YEESS! It all looks so clean and fresh, maybe if anything the font is a tiny bit small, but the rest of it is wonderful!

Nicole wrote: "I have to agree, this redesign is not very good. Using free webfonts from Google seems a bit of a cheap/lazy choice.

For anyone else that hates it on Chrome you can use the Stylish plugin to overr..."

And if you don't know CSS, there's a Stylish style already done here: userstyles.org/styles/121888/goodread...

Lovely :)

My only concern after a few hours of browsing on GR is the contrast - too bright!

but when will you improve the search function?

I like the new layout, but the font and coloring, not so much. Ow, my eyeballs... XP

if anything just change how wide the screen looks, after the font change, it looks too wide and it makes the website look like it has empty spaces

Emily, Director of Customer Care wrote: "We've read all 1180 comments :) Please feel free to post here, though we may not be able to respond to every individual comment."

Can you give us an option to use the new or old version? Please!!!

love the cleaner look!

Emily wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "Why change the stars from red to orange? Did you learn from Martha Stewart that orange goes better with teal or something?"

The new color palette that we are using consists of ..."

Good to know, Emily. This is the first time I've ever seen any evidence of that regarding one of these blog posts.

I've had to increase the size from my browser to 140% in order to read the teeny text on the Feed.

Which of course makes the font HUGE in other areas of the site.

And of course I'll need to switch it back to 100% when I leave to go to another site, then back when I come back here, etc.

So, I hope that issue is corrected soon.

As well as the issue with the links on the Feed no longer discernible as links.

And the now nearly invisible Search boxes.

Font is awful. Change it back.

The large bold serif font for book titles on book pages, and Group Names on group main pages, is tacky.

The layout looks sleeker, but like some others, I find the font more difficult to read. =(

Seeing comments that there is a difference between how this shows up on Chrome and IE, I opened up both. (I use Chrome as my default browser.) The look is completely different! They both have readability issues.
IE: type is very dark black. Bold type e.g. book titles is blurry. Serif type appears crowded except for titles and headlines and sans serif type seems to have more space between letters, but is tiny.
Chrome: The type is very light, making it hard to read. Almost looks like a dark gray/green instead of black. San Serif type is very small and crowded, while serif type is larger and with lots of space between letters making it easier to read. (except for how light the color is).

It appears that on a book's page, the string of reviews is in serif font, but the actual review is in san serif. Any reason for this? I find it much easier to read a review in serif font. Actually the new serif font is much easier to read on Chrome anyway, but the san serif looks more modern. One day we won't remember "how it used to be", but it would be nice to have an easier to read and consistent look no matter what browser we're using. (I didn't test FireFox, don't have on my computer.)

Eeesh, the entire update looks *hideous* while using a browser. Terrible contrast, blurry letters, odd spacing... Time to tinker with Chrome's font overrides!

It's a shame, because the smartphone version actually looks great.

Agree that the font is hideous - everything is now blurry and harder to read. Also the new green looks a bit pukey. :(

The colors I can live with (although they are not my favorites) but the fonts are very, very hard to read. Overall, I am not impressed.

You know what would be a really cool upgrade? Giving half stars. Yeah...I've been waiting on that one for a while.

not liking

I love it, the fonts are perfect and the colors are very nice :)