The BWW Redesign of December 2016
The BWW Redesign of December 2016
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#1The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 9:40am
Wow. For the first time, I feel like I'm not using a mid-2000s discussion board. Lovely new font and lovely color scheme.
Thoughts?
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 9:42am
Ummmmm....didn't even notice.
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ozjust4
Stand-by Joined: 8/31/13
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#5The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:06am
Love the new design. Minimal, sleek, and contemporary. :)
#6The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:06am
The board has shifted further left? Looks a little weird, but the typeface choices are much better.
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10086sunset
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/16
#7The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:09am
I like the new font...
Nice to have the place freshened up...
#8The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:18am
I love it. I love the font they've chosen. I wonder what it is?
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neonlightsxo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/08
#9The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:18am
To be honest, when I looked first thing this morning I had to stop and question whether it was really a redesign or a hangover from last night's Hairspray festivities.
Anyway, it's not any worse than it was. The font could be better.
#10The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:19am
They should think about color coding each section to differentiate each section/boards on the site from one another.
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#11The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:29am
Scared me for a second! But I love that the navigation bar is on the top of the screen and stays there when you scroll down. I always hated having to look around for it. I mean the actual design is still really busy in general, but it somehow seems cleaner.
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#12The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:43am
Love it Rob!
Great work!!
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#13The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:58am
I love how you can click the bar to view artIckes you might have missed. Great work!
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#14The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 11:51am
The font though... too bold for my taste...
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#15The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 11:54am
I have to be honest, I didn't notice right away. Then again, I sat on my couch in my family home for about a month before I realized we had slip covers on it (that looked nothing like the original fabric).
Otherwise it's fine ..though obviously I am not particular.
#16The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 11:56am
The changes are hardly significant and the hyper-busy design certainly is not consistent with current concepts of good design. But if some folks are happy, great.
#17The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 12:14pm
Visually it's not drastically different (to me at least), but fingers crossed that it doesn't destroy my browser like the old site did. Already seems markedly better in that sense and I've only been on for 10-15 minutes. Seems overdue but glad it's done.
kade.ivy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/13
#19The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 12:23pm
LizzieCurry said: "The board has shifted further left? Looks a little weird, but the typeface choices are much better.
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This board has been left-leaning for a loooong time. 
#20The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 3:53pm
It is very bold but it definitely looks a little more polished.
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theatregoer3
Broadway Star Joined: 3/8/13
#21The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 7:01pm
LOVE this redesign. The mobile version is stunning. Bravo!
#22The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 7:17pm
don't care for the bold font either. oh well.
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AntV
Broadway Star Joined: 12/23/12
#23The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/8/16 at 10:52pm
How do you view just main news articles or just off broadway articles? The arrows on the homepage that made you view more are gone. Clicking on "more" brings you to a general page with hundreds of articles from around the world. And the off broadway view more link is broken as it redirects to the homepage. Hope this is fixed soon! Hate missing out on news.
#24The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/9/16 at 12:09am
I don't drink or take drugs--don't need to--just scroll down here and every column has a life of it's own.
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robbie_731
Stand-by Joined: 12/15/06
#25The BWW Redesign of December 2016
Posted: 12/9/16 at 2:17am
I also have the same questions as AntV.
Why was the scroll down and up arrows removed from "Latest News"?
How can we scroll down to older articles now?
The same thing was done to the Off-Broadway "Latest News" a while back, and nothing was done to fix it.
Why write and post new articles if only around the last 10-15 posted are available on the main page?
Please fix this important issue, as it strongly affects one of the most important aspects of the site: getting the latest news.
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