frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted September 25, 2014 I don't get it TSN has had such an informative and well organized site. Yeah, you want a more modern look but why not keep the great structure instead of throwing the whole concept over board and thencreate something where nobody knows, how to find stuff ?! i.e. Podcasts, Season Preview... Also please stop that stupid "load more" button and add SITE numbers seriously how difficult is that ? Even I could code that. Now the site looks "modern" but more like a mobile unorganized site...disappointed. If somebody knows where to find the podcasts etc. please link them 3 Gordie Howe hat trick, Motown4013 and Rebound reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) I think it's quite clean and sharp... The old one was quite cluttered. As for the podcasts, they can always be found on Itunes. Also you can click the Radio tab... then choose a station...then choose Audio....Then choose.... Edited September 25, 2014 by Son of a Wing 1 number9 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted September 25, 2014 Thank man it's a lot of click, scroll, click, scroll, click , scroll hate that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted September 25, 2014 It appears to be responsive design. If you shrink the window of your browser, notice how it conforms to the size? This is so they don't have to have multiple sites for different devices (ie. tablets, cells phones). Personally, I don't like the look of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegerkin 189 Report post Posted September 25, 2014 I don't think it's too bad. It's not as crowded as the old version. Also the articles are in the now-standard single column with a side navigation bar. One thing I like about their side bar is that it doesn't follow you as you scroll through the articles. That feature is so damn annoying. Anyways, I was OK with the previous site, but I like the cleaner look of the new version. (Sorry, I've been developing web apps/sites for 18 years lol) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted September 25, 2014 It's actually growing a bit on me as I'm getting more used to it. But instead of all the Twitter stuff they should have kept the right video column. Yeah I don't like the one fits all look also. I fully agree about the scroll bar it's equally as annoying as that stupid load more button. The funny thing is the new SN site now looks a bit like the old tsn one lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted September 25, 2014 As a web dev I can appreciate the work that went into it. I'm not totally familiar with the old site, I recall the look but not so much the UI/UX design. The new site is light, responsive and not too bad of a design. While I tend to enjoy minimalistic designs, it does seem kinda too light in some ways. They could have handles their URLs better though and redirected the pages instead of 404ing them which would have allowed you to find the pages via Google or bookmarks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) As a web dev I can appreciate the work that went into it. I'm not totally familiar with the old site, I recall the look but not so much the UI/UX design. The new site is light, responsive and not too bad of a design. While I tend to enjoy minimalistic designs, it does seem kinda too light in some ways. They could have handles their URLs better though and redirected the pages instead of 404ing them which would have allowed you to find the pages via Google or bookmarks. I like the design just not the structure because of all the scrolling. Also note a huge fan of the nhl like box score style. Wow the site speed on my tablet is really fast so maybe they've had mobile experience in mind when designing it. Must have been a lot of work to tree design their style sheet Edited September 26, 2014 by frankgrimes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) Responsive is pretty easy, just a lot of work depending on how complex the design is. It's basically defining different styles for different resolutions. If width is < 1400px, then you just put all of your styles in that conditional. Then you target every resolution that your content demands. And optimizing sites for mobile is a big thing now because a lot of traffic is coming from mobile devices, whereas in the past they were unusable at full resolution on a mobile; especially a mobile connection. Edited September 26, 2014 by rrasco 1 frankgrimes reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted September 26, 2014 Responsive is pretty easy, just a lot of work depending on how complex the design is. It's basically defining different styles for different resolutions. If width is < 1400px, then you just put all of your styles in that conditional. Then you target every resolution that your content demands. And optimizing sites for mobile is a big thing now because a lot of traffic is coming from mobile devices, whereas in the past they were unusable at full resolution on a mobile; especially a mobile connection. Nice explanation thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themcityblues 249 Report post Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) I strongly dislike the new design. It's like they went faddy without any regard as to how to best present their content. In other words, faddy for the sake of being faddy. EDIT: It probably looks great on mobile. This review is from somebody on a desktop, which is definitely the minority these days. Edited September 26, 2014 by themcityblues Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted September 26, 2014 They definitely went faddy. Looks like all the other sports sites I see. However, I thought the old site was awwwwwwwful. So crowded and cluttered. Maybe you guys were used to it, but as someone who's worked in the past with websites I always thought that TSN was one of the worst major sites. Not content, just the site itself. Not trying to say any of your opinions are wrong, just surprised by your reactions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted September 26, 2014 They definitely went faddy. Looks like all the other sports sites I see. However, I thought the old site was awwwwwwwful. So crowded and cluttered. Maybe you guys were used to it, but as someone who's worked in the past with websites I always thought that TSN was one of the worst major sites. Not content, just the site itself. Not trying to say any of your opinions are wrong, just surprised by your reactions. Oh, for sure. I hated the old site. It was way outdated with the weird columns and grey background. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted September 26, 2014 Maybe I'm in the minority but I liked the columns. All they needed to do is making the site wider for desktops, full HD mobile devices and move the news column to the right. Maybe a news filter could have helped also. Have the right column split into two rows one for the videos and the other for more news problem solved Reminds a bit of gamespot they've had a fast, responsive Web site but got rid of it just to look modern, and now it's only a huge mess. I just don't think that content and design should stand in the way of each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 New website sucks. I liked on the old style of having only the newer/important articles having pics and listing all others in an easy to see and clickable format. Now I have to scroll and scroll to see more. I'm never a fan of videos automatically playing on any website. The borderless style I'm not a fan of. I just might stop using TSN's website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 Maybe I'm too stupid but I still can't find anything on this site and on the verge of giving up 2 Rebound and hillbillywingsfan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 792 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 Maybe I'm too stupid but I still can't find anything on this site and on the verge of giving up nah its not just you. The site sucks now. 1 frankgrimes reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LAWings 160 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) The new website is terrible, designed for mobile users and could care less about viewing it on a computer. I have a 17" screen and only 2 articles show up at a time, and nothing else. If I wanted to endlessly and mindlessly scroll I would join Facebook. But since I want my hockey news in a nice concise, easy to spot and see 10-15 different links and stories at once, I have stopped using them. Yahoo did the same thing, their site is a terrible mess I can't use. Edited October 6, 2014 by LAWings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 The new website is terrible, designed for mobile users and could care less about viewing it on a computer. I have a 17" screen and only 2 articles show up, and nothing else. If I wanted to endlessly and mindlessly scroll I would join Facebook. But since I want my hockey news in a nice concise, easy to spot and see 10-15 different links and stories at once, I have stopped using them. Yahoo did the same thing, their site is a terrible mess I can't use. So true, I guess I need to find a new site. SN has a better design but lacks in terms of features and personalities behind TSN so not an option. Going to stick with prohockeytalk for now, going to try to use the old TSN site via google cache as long as that works Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jwwc 1 Report post Posted October 19, 2014 Voice your displeasure to the superiors of Mark Silver at TSN... this was his brutal fail. Haven't got one buddy who likes the new website. We are all done with that site. 1 Rebound reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted October 19, 2014 Voice your displeasure to the superiors of Mark Silver at TSN... this was his brutal fail. Haven't got one buddy who likes the new website. We are all done with that site. Thanks do you have a feedback adress or url for that ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted October 19, 2014 Am I the only one who keeps getting "404 not found" half the time when searching for players stats?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted October 19, 2014 Am I the only one who keeps getting "404 not found" half the time when searching for players stats?? Na happened to me so often that I've decided to use eliteprospects for player search. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted October 20, 2014 Am I the only one who keeps getting "404 not found" half the time when searching for players stats?? I get that if I go in through Google because I think its taking you to the old URL. If you go through the main page......NHL > Players etc. it should be good. Its really annoying though, I wont use the site anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted October 23, 2014 I'm not thrilled with the new layout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites