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I like the new look. It's neat and easy on the eye.
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I like it okay. It does have a bright, clean appearance.
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On my browsers its very difficult to read. Have to zoom to make it easy on the eye for me. I tried all 3 browsers - IE, Chrome, Mozilla.....
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Jonetta wrote: "They just enlarged the font. However, it's still tiny when you're creating the comment."Mine is fine Jonetta. It's not tiny that I can't read. It's pretty good.
Penni wrote: "On my browsers its very difficult to read. Have to zoom to make it easy on the eye for me. I tried all 3 browsers - IE, Chrome, Mozilla....."Chrome works the best.
Jonetta wrote: "The biggest issues with the fonts are on the desktop browsers. They just repaired Firefox (something called font rendering). The best results are on tablets and smartphones."Which is why I'm seeint it I guess. I mainly use goodreads from my desktop.
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I like it but agree that the font is a little bit too small! My eyes are hurting!
Jonetta wrote: "Most of the desktop user complaints were about blurriness, lack of font clarity."It's tiny - especially on the notifications feed. And it is blurry - not sharp somehow. And there are different effects. My font here as I type this comment is different than the size/clarity in the comments already displayed and different than the titles to the comment box.
I use mozilla as my primary browser.
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Jonetta wrote: "They're working on the other browsers. I think Chrome may now be ready. You can follow the progress (enter at your own risk) using the link in my original message. LOTS of grousing."yea - I've been following (a little bit) - posted early on.
It really makes it hard for me to focus on it very long. But maybe that's a good thing lol
But that's crazy...I just logged in normal in the morning via Google and mine has looked great and worked great. No issues reading or anything. Weird how it differs with everyone!
I really like the new colours, but the font size is giving me a headache. Far too small and thin for me.ETA Another problem might be the lower contrast between the blue-green and the white background.
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Is this what you see? You can see the difference in font between the url and the notification thread. Maybe it's just my eyes buts its awfully tiny and blurry.
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Oh god Penni!! Mine isn't that tiny like that. Mine is fine and I can read perfectly. I'll take a screen shot and post.
Penni, how did you get you image like that? Did you just post like normal image??
Mine is like Penni's. One minute of reading and it feels like I've a concussion.
Namita wrote: "Penni, how did you get you image like that? Did you just post like normal image??"I did a screenshot, saved it as a jpeg, and uploaded it to photobucket. If you pick on the picture in the post above and go to my photobucket picture you'll see it a little better. The font is tiny and a bit blurry. My eyesight isn't good enough to deal with it. Especially if I spend any time with it.
Here is what mine looks like.. No wonder all of you are saying you can't read. I would go cross eyed tried to read that!!Posting the image isn't doing justice so here is the link to the screen shot.
https://d.gr-assets.com/photos/145022...
Jonetta wrote: "Mine looks like Namita's."That's also taking into account I'm at work so have the screen reduced.
I'm in the minority it seems. I really like it. That being said, they should really put something in "settings" where you can personalize your set up.
Kirsten, you are not alone. I really like it as well.
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The emails in my inbox seem to be the only thing on my browser that seem teeny font size, everything else seems to be okay size. I do like the font, think it looks cleaner.
"Today we’re rolling out some much-needed visual design cleanup on the Goodreads desktop site. Among the changes you will see are a new single font family to replace the many different fonts previously used on the site; tweaks to the color of links, star ratings, headers, and buttons; and the removal of some extraneous design elements, like boxes around headers and content.
While not a full redesign, these changes are intended to clean up and standardize the styling on the site, making pages look more consistent and ensuring that new pages and features also look consistent going forward. We have heard from many users who have pointed out (rightly) that newer pages and features on Goodreads don’t look the same as older ones, and that there are too many different fonts on the site. This is an effort to directly address those concerns.
Goodreads members have also noted that some features (e.g., the Want To Read button) looked too bright or out of place with the rest of the colors on the site, which are more muted. The changes we are making to button, star, and link colors are based on a more cohesive color palette, which ensures that they are complementary to each other and to Goodreads’ overall look and feel.
Our goal with all of these changes – in addition to making Goodreads look more consistent, modern, and clean – is to improve usability. Our font and color choices follow established design best practices for contrast, readability, and scannability, to ensure a better experience for all of our users.
We’ve tested the changes thoroughly, but we would love your help in reporting any bugs, inconsistencies, or broken layout issues you see, so we can get them fixed as quickly as possible. We’d also love to hear about any places where you still experience difficulty with contrast or readability on the site so we can make plans to improve that in the future. We will be actively monitoring this space and responding to your bug reports. "
Here's the link to the post:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...