Comments on: Why Rejection is Good for You (and Me) http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/ Career Advice, Productivity Tips, and Life Hacks for Designers Sun, 7 Mar 2010 02:43:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Richard http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-142939 Richard Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:39:47 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-142939 Thanks for the advice, I definitely prefer your design over the newer version. The new one to me seems far to cluttered. Thanks for the advice, I definitely prefer your design over the newer version. The new one to me seems far to cluttered.

]]> By: Sara http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-83270 Sara Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:06:56 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-83270 so i have no idea what Macworld is, but this totally applied to my life right now. I needed to hear about dealing with rejection, so thanks for the insight! so i have no idea what Macworld is, but this totally applied to my life right now. I needed to hear about dealing with rejection, so thanks for the insight!

]]> By: mrfahrenheitmedia http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-74389 mrfahrenheitmedia Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:38:03 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-74389 I actually see a lot of strong points in your designs...at least the first 3 screenshots. By grouping the non-Advertising items with either a green or blue gradient 'header container', you have provided the viewer with a quick visual road map of how to mentally disect all the groups of information served on one page. nice work. I actually see a lot of strong points in your designs…at least the first 3 screenshots. By grouping the non-Advertising items with either a green or blue gradient ‘header container’, you have provided the viewer with a quick visual road map of how to mentally disect all the groups of information served on one page.

nice work.

]]> By: joecab http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-70687 joecab Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:18:47 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-70687 Count me as also preferring your design much more. The only thing I would have killed is that bottom reflection which was fine when you did it a year ago but too much of a Web 2.0 cliché nowadays. Actually I'm probably not going to bother with Macworld's site at all anymore. It was better when it was still MacCentral and you could just get the news summaries view. Count me as also preferring your design much more. The only thing I would have killed is that bottom reflection which was fine when you did it a year ago but too much of a Web 2.0 cliché nowadays.

Actually I’m probably not going to bother with Macworld’s site at all anymore. It was better when it was still MacCentral and you could just get the news summaries view.

]]> By: sam http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-68277 sam Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:12:17 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-68277 You forgot the main benefit of being rejected: You get to recycle the design! You forgot the main benefit of being rejected: You get to recycle the design!

]]> By: Zack http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67844 Zack Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:17:34 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-67844 Chanpory, thanks for the walk down memory lane. As one of the members of the design team it's nice to see both designs laid out side by side. As is par for the course this was not an easy project and coupled with the fact that mac owners are so rabid to the mac aesthetic I still think that we were right on with the brand. Congrats to Macworld on getting the new design out I'm still proud of the work we did together. Cheers, Zack Chanpory, thanks for the walk down memory lane. As one of the members of the design team it’s nice to see both designs laid out side by side. As is par for the course this was not an easy project and coupled with the fact that mac owners are so rabid to the mac aesthetic I still think that we were right on with the brand. Congrats to Macworld on getting the new design out I’m still proud of the work we did together.

Cheers,

Zack

]]> By: Amanda http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67614 Amanda Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:38:38 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-67614 There are varying needs, control (+egos) and different points of view in this industry. The lucky few are able to convince with work they are pleased with as well. Too bad the much of the world is trained to respond to bad design. To change what much of the world has come to know brings out some interesting work. The nature of the industry, of course. Nice work, Chanpory. A shame it's not being used. Aside from things you may now want to change a year later, the order, readability...ability to navigate site, for me, was much better. There are varying needs, control (+egos) and different points of view in this industry. The lucky few are able to convince with work they are pleased with as well. Too bad the much of the world is trained to respond to bad design. To change what much of the world has come to know brings out some interesting work. The nature of the industry, of course.

Nice work, Chanpory. A shame it’s not being used. Aside from things you may now want to change a year later, the order, readability…ability to navigate site, for me, was much better.

]]> By: Robert Smithson http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67102 Robert Smithson Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:59:42 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-67102 I'm also going with the chosen one. I am not a web designer, but it feels nice and clean. If something makes me anxious or confused in terms of informational presentation, nothing else matters. I’m also going with the chosen one. I am not a web designer, but it feels nice and clean. If something makes me anxious or confused in terms of informational presentation, nothing else matters.

]]> By: Chanpory Rith http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67084 Chanpory Rith Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:20:48 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-67084 Thank you everyone for the positive comments. @Brian, I totally agree with your assessment. Here's a little bit more background on the design process for my version of Macworld. The general grid and content layout was based on earlier design I did for PC World's website (which has also changed significantly.) The backend for both sites was essentially the same, so to reduce cost, the structure became a built-in constraint for the new Macworld. MetaDesign and I originally suggested a more editorial feel for the PC World site, and subsequently Macworld, but it was abandoned in favor of a more product-oriented design. Part of this was driven by advertising needs. From what I can tell, PC World and Macworld has reoriented and is now presenting itself in a more editorial manner. Cnet.com appears to have changed in look as well. I suspect this has something to do with the growth of editorial blogs that have become direct competitors to the sites. Knowing now the influence of blog, wikis, and online communities, I would have definitely designed the sites differently. Hindsight is always 20/20. :-) Thank you everyone for the positive comments.

@Brian, I totally agree with your assessment. Here’s a little bit more background on the design process for my version of Macworld.

The general grid and content layout was based on earlier design I did for PC World’s website (which has also changed significantly.) The backend for both sites was essentially the same, so to reduce cost, the structure became a built-in constraint for the new Macworld.

MetaDesign and I originally suggested a more editorial feel for the PC World site, and subsequently Macworld, but it was abandoned in favor of a more product-oriented design. Part of this was driven by advertising needs.

From what I can tell, PC World and Macworld has reoriented and is now presenting itself in a more editorial manner. Cnet.com appears to have changed in look as well. I suspect this has something to do with the growth of editorial blogs that have become direct competitors to the sites.

Knowing now the influence of blog, wikis, and online communities, I would have definitely designed the sites differently. Hindsight is always 20/20. :-)

]]> By: brian http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-67065 brian Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:21:35 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/why-rejection-is-good-for-you-and-me/#comment-67065 I prefer the chosen design. While your design is nice, the treatment of the sections makes it hard to tell between content and ads which can be killer on a site like MacWorld. The chosen design also feels more titanium and mac-like where your version feels very pc. I like how the beta version feels like a newspaper or magazine versus the cnet/consumer reports feel I get from your design. Good work none the less and I whole heartily agree with your observations about rejection and growth. I prefer the chosen design. While your design is nice, the treatment of the sections makes it hard to tell between content and ads which can be killer on a site like MacWorld. The chosen design also feels more titanium and mac-like where your version feels very pc. I like how the beta version feels like a newspaper or magazine versus the cnet/consumer reports feel I get from your design.

Good work none the less and I whole heartily agree with your observations about rejection and growth.

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