Did You Notice Something a Little Different?

Can you please put it back the way it was. The colour is dreadful and I can't see it clearly. The whole thing's a blurry mess.

I was using IE, but it's even worse in Firefox. Parts of the letters are missing.

What browsers was this tested with - it looks awful on Firefox in Windows 8.1

Looks okay to me.

I find the new fonts really, really difficult to read. I've had to size up everything on all my computers in order to read it. It's as if the new fonts have no sharpness to mimic the text-on-page look. So they blur into the white background.

I know this is probably useless, since I don't think any feedback about the aesthetic of this site has ever been heeded, but please change it back. Or at least make it possible for us to opt in or out of this.

Rainbowheart wrote: "Emily, please, please, please let us at least have the OPTION to switch back."

As this is an update for overall consistency on the site, we won't be offering different types of font styles for members to use.


Alexandra wrote: "Emily wrote: "Alexandra wrote: "Huge titles, tiny text, total chaos in fonts
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Thank you for the screenshot! Are you at 100% zoom on your browser in that image?

Yep.
No, overall, the colors and ..."

This is not the only thing that our designers are working on! Stay tuned.


Jerome wrote: "It's a bit jarring, but I'll get used to it, I guess (I liked the old style better). Also, is it just me, or does the "add author" feature not work?"

We'll check on this! Thanks for reporting.


Nici wrote: "Unfortunately I can't read the text because the font doesn't work for me. Half the letters are missing and I don't want to open another browser just to go on goodreads. This used to be one of my fa..."

Hey Nici - can you send us a screenshot at support at goodreads dot com, along with the information on what browser you're using?

I've examined my feed, my profile page, and read a review. I find the font and format harsh on the eyes. Incredibly primitive style (think: Highlights for Children). As a serious reader, and reviewer, and active member, I'd prefer something smoother and more sophisticated. If you're going to change this kind of thing, make it more elegant and not less.

The way the lowercase "e's" and some other letters look when I'm reading reviews is really distracting. And there's something about the fonts as a whole that strikes me as cold and impersonal. Does anyone else agree?

Oh no.
Font is TERRIBLE. Shows up kind of blurry-ish, with the letters broken up. Hurts my eyes :(

I have to massively zoom in just to see all the letters properly...
(using Firefox on desktop & laptop)

As a classic addict of Goodreads I'm on side "Hell yeah!"

And to be honest, if blue will be turn to dark one it'll be better, I think.
Now it's kinda bleh, but still loving it.

"To make it easier to scan the page for information you need, we’ve touched up and modernized the design of common page layout elements like section headers, tabs and links."

too small, blury and bright http://i.imgur.com/tDn6Vpb.png

Can I have the old design back??

Don't like the typo. It's difficult to read

Absolutely hate it.

Not loving it. I prefer the old version, this one is way harder on the eyes.

Emily wrote: "Rainbowheart wrote: "Emily, please, please, please let us at least have the OPTION to switch back."

As this is an update for overall consistency on the site, we won't be offering different types o..."

Then I suppose I'll have to leave the site. This is really horrible, but I can't use it in IE or Firefox or Google Chrome.

I don't mind the color changes but I don't like the new font. It's harder for me to read the site now, not easier. Sorry, but everything looks blurry now.

I LOVE THE FONT, though the font colour needs to be solid black. The old one pretty much got on my nerves.

OK, on second thought, the earlier version was way better.

DO NOT LIKE

Not has frequently expressed the opinion that sans-serif fonts are for illiterate morons. Apart from that, and the fact that it's already given me a headache, I can't think of a single thing wrong with it. I was really getting tired of that clear, legible typeface.

The new font is very difficult to read. The letters are small and fuzzy. If it remains like this, I'll have to leave the site.

Awful!!!! Whose idea was this? if not exactly the font you used before, a serif font, please. And I dislike intensely those muddy colors!

Rainbowheart wrote: "I was using IE, but it's even worse in Firefox. Parts of the letters are missing."

This seems like some issue with FF cuz in Chrome it's fine, and it's the second time someone mentioned FF and missing letters.

Hugh wrote: "What browsers was this tested with - it looks awful on Firefox in Windows 8.1" Just tried IE 11 and if anything it looks even worse

SO CUTE.

I'm not a big fan of this font. I have excellent eyesight but this hurts my eyes a lot to read anything on here and as one who has been using this website for a while and writes on here a lot, this is a big obstacle for my writing and reading others writing. If going back to the old font is not an option, could a new font be chosen that is not as blurry as this one? I feel like this will end up ruining my eyesight as I try to read this.

Overall I like the change in general, it does make the site look a bit more fresh and modern so great job there, but I do have to complain about the font like many others. It's broken and blurry on my laptop (Firefox and yes, zoom is 100%): https://www.dropbox.com/s/uiusolxo6jx...

Goodby good read, I loved you and now I hate you.

Definitely harder to read the bold text than it was before. I would appreciate font options. (And why does this comment box font remind me of the dreaded Comic Sans in some way? WHY?!)

Looks terrible in Chrome unless you zoom to 120%+

Nikki wrote: "No. This font KILLS usability. It's impossible to read! Pieces of letters are MISSING unless I zoom in on the page. Please, please, PLEASE. For the love of all that is holy (or even just in respect..."

Hey Nikki - would it be possible for you to send us a screenshot at support at goodreads dot com and include which browser you're using? Pieces of letters definitely shouldn't be missing.

The Listopia lists are still not working! Impossible to add books. I've tried on three different ones, and no luck.

I like it! You used my favorite color! No matter what, it is fantastic to see the effort put in for users! Thank you!

I kinda like the change, but it may take awhile to get used to. And I was really confused for a couple of minutes until I noticed the banner on the home page explaining the change.

The only thing I'm not sure about, is that it seems smaller. I seem to be zooming in a lot more on my macbook to read each page.

I like it - looks nice! EXCEPT I don't like the ads for Rev video game though...

Can we have a background color for the folders' names in the groups, please? It's unreadable without them in these colors!

While it's easier to read on my phone, IT'S SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO READ ON A PC!!

: P

It's like there's no consistency to the width of the lines on the letters...

Definitely not an improvement on the readability of the font. This is thin, blurry, and much lighter than the old font color.

The buttons ok, the links ok, but the font was perfect the way it was. This one the "f" has a barely legible crossbar (among other faults).

Please at least return the font to the way it was. It makes me want to spend LESS time on the site and not more, because I'm not the only one it's causing eyestrain for and I read constantly on and off the computer without these issues. Five minutes on the "improved" site and my eyes/head are hurting.

The more I look at it, the more I agree with everyone else that there is something fuzzy about the fonts.

Also it is harder for my brain to adjust between the different fonts and colors than before, so it takes longer to read/process everything. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to what font/color/size is used where. It's very messy, like font soup.

I appreciate the effort but it doesn't really look better. I think the main culprit is the new font - hard to read and kinda sketchy!
I can't believe you think this font is better!

The new font is seems paler and thinner on my screen. It hurts my eyes and I'm struggling to read the text. The font is so pale it almost seems to move when I try and read.

Awful. Please go back.

This font is AWFUL on my eyes. I can't read anything normally, I have to zoom in crazy far to be able to see without straining my eyes, and already I have a headache from just a few minutes of looking at it.

I don't mind, actually maybe like, the color changes that you've made. They are soothing and I like the colors, but this font is horrible.

at last!! a web redesign, although minimal it looks fresh. one suggestion, the font is too thin, kind of blurry from afar, but otherwise neat. maybe changing the colors will be a future change?

I'm sure I'll need to get used to it, and then I'll be fine with it.
I'll miss everything that was green, though, because green is good!

I want to love it, I do. But my eyes hurt too much :(

I really don't like it. The font is weird, appears small which makes it blurry and hurts my eyes. The site also appears to be a little too bright somehow. Also not good for my eyes. Please change it back.

I don't hate it, but it will take some getting used to. I like the new colors, though.

I think the new colours are fine. The font, while ugly, I will probably get used to. But PLEASE give the borders and headings back. I think it looks awful. If I came onto the site for the first time, I would think it wasn't displaying correctly :(

The font is really hard to read! It looks smaller ;(
But even worse are the bold words that just look distorted!

I have checked it out on my 2 usual devices: Chrome with Windows, and Chrome and Safari in my iPad. I'll check it out in Mac later but this is atrocious. I almost feel like I have to squint!