Oh, goodness. I started writing this post in January, and have had it basically finished for weeks now. I’ve been putting off actually posting it for some time, thinking it needs more work. But now — in fact, just three hours ago — Design Observer unveiled a redesign and made me look like some kind of jerk. Now, if that isn’t an object lesson in shipping…
Design Observer looks dated.
The Past
DO’s header boasts proudly that it’
s been operating since 2003, and you can tell. Look at it with 2014 eyes and you’ll observe a non‐responsive fixed‐width layout with tiny text. Is that really a blogroll? Where are the ubiquitous social sharing buttons?
It’s like a time capsule of early‐2000s blog design.
And that’s why it’s so great.