Do you read Kotaku or other Gawker sites?

[J T]

And if so, do you hate the new layout?




Well, try viewing the site from Canada, and breathe a sigh of relief as you can see the old format once again.

http://ca.kotaku.com

Alternatively, you can also view their mobile version if you care enough about content to strip away aesthetics.

http://m.kotaku.com

Seriously, the new American format on Gawker sites is so bad. I couldn't even read the Sunday comics today because everything was cropped and the enlarge button wouldn't work.

[dsheinem]

If you click on "classic view" it is much closer to the original, and I think I might actually like it better. I am not a fan of the new default though.

[GSZX1337]

Yeeeah, somebody fucked up here.

[Flake]

Edit:

Nevermind. I was beaten to the punch.

[CRTGAMER]

http://m.kotaku.com

Great fast loading link, Bookmarked! Thanks!

I wish more sites (Gamestop) would offer a bloat free way of loading. Unfortunately, I have to keep the java turned on to access various sites. I miss the earlier days of the Web with all the garbage removed, just let me see the the info!

[Bradtemple87]

I did not favor the new layout at all when I saw it last week. I visit that site maybe once a week.

[Hobie-wan]

Yeah, I don't like it either. I've gotten to the point that I don't immediately reach for pencils to jam in my eyes, but I still don't like it.

[AmishSamurai]

I love it. Doesn't take 30 minutes to load a damn page anymore. I only go on lifehacker, and I thought it was ironic how a site about efficiency and shit was so slow.

[Dylan]

I visit Kotaku frequently, but this is just putting me off. I understand that redesigning your site periodically is important, but this pretty clearly missed the mark.

[irixith]

I don't visit Gawker sites if I can help it. The writing is very poor quality, and the stories that pass for news are generally laughable. I do keep Lifehacker in my RSS feed because even with the two aforementioned problems, they do tend to aggregate interesting stories from OTHER sites.

As to the new layout, I actually thought it was a huge improvement over their old layout. Faster page loads, less ads, easier to read content. Didn't really get what the complaining was about, considering their old design was horrendous.