Designer on Slashdot Overhaul Plans

EdwardianDandy writes "Web designer Khoi Vinh, whose firm Behavior is responsible for the redesign of the Onion, argues on publish.com that an upcoming contest to overhaul Slashdot's look will yield interesting results, but the outcome will suffer because the underlying architecture is off limits." Normally I don't post stuff "About" Slashdot here since I find meta naval gazing very boring, but this article has many good points about architecture and design, even if his whole premise is based on a contest that we haven't spent more than about 5 minutes thinking about, and is mostly just meant to be a fun way for users to contribute themes to Slashdot. If Khoi wants to enter the contest, we'll consider his designs along with everyone else's. (I'm sure we can't afford him tho). And if he (or anyone) wants to make changes more substantial than cosmetic CSS, I'd consider them too. The upcoming Slashdot Redesign contest is intended to be more about design than architecture, but good ideas are good ideas.

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In defense of meta naval gazing

[figa]

Meta naval gazing can be quite entertaining. New York City offers many opportunities for naval gazing that are popular and lend themselves to meta naval gazing, including the U.S.S. Intrepid, water taxis, the Staten Island ferry, and the annual Fleet Week celebration. Last weekend I drove by the Intrepid, and I was delighted to see people viewing the ship. Whenever I ride the ferry, I watch people observing ships as much as I gaze directly at the ships themselves. Meta naval gazing often relieves the pressures of direct naval gazing, since the best seats are always taken, and its easier to stand in the back and watch other people watch ships. CmdrTaco should open his heart and experience the joy of casting glances at those admiring seafaring vessels.

How do I get that job?

[blair1q]

I want to be paid for criticizing the way people put colored blocks around their text...