Notice something new around these parts? We hope so! Queerty is sporting a new look today, which we hope you'll enjoy — at least more than our most recent incarnation. Queerty's fresh face is a result of the myriad feedback from you, our loyal readers, and is part of our continued effort to bring you fresher content. Which is all bullshit speak for: We want to publish on a website that's prettier than our ex.
Aside from our regular blog content – with exclusive, regular features like our Narcissist Issue – be sure to check out QueerFeed, our 24/7(ish) gay newswire in our left sidebar that's more than your staid AP feed. Just because we don't break the news doesn't mean we don't want you chatting about it, ya heard?
As always, let it fly in the comments. Your suggestions (and hatred) help us grow stronger. Like Wheaties. Sprinkled with amphetamines. Enjoy!
-The Editors
Editor
Japhy Grant Editorial Director
David Hauslaib Publisher
Jossip Initiatives
thanks for returning to a more reader friendly lay-out
could hardly see the blog for the ads in the last incarnation
which kept me from stopping by
pleasantly surprised to find this on a chance visit
YAY! It looks fantastic guys. The orangey yellow arrangement before was just a tad nauseating, but this is much better.
love Charlie
need a greasmoney script to wipe away all the stuff that encases the blog postings
Cluttered and ugly…..
Aw… You kittens at Queerty don't need to feel so bad about yourselves that your logo/branding at the top of your page is smaller than the banner ad you're trying to sell below it. There's someone special out there for you, sweeties. I'm thinking of "The SSSSSSSSSSizzler!", but I think he might be straight. :/
much better than before guys
Thank god. I can read it without squinting and getting a migraine again. Looks great.
SOOOO much better! yay! good job guys!
MUCH much better. Thanks for listening to folks' input about that last design!
Love the new color/look guyz, looks great!
I love to go down on the brown!
The new look is great - that orange was retina burning. Now, how about paying some attention to spelling?
Hmmm. Love your site and all the regular posts, but this (and the last) incarnation is so visually cluttered that it is hard to concentrate on any one thing. In particular, I guess the Queerfeed idea has it's place, but I don't read it because I assume if it's important, it will make its way into a standard post, and it's really, really ugly. Too many all caps, too much use of bold, etc.
I suppose the brown is better than the orange (though I didn't mind orange that much), but what about white!? White is lovely. Easy on the eyes, clean, simple. Think of Google. One of the reasons people like it so much is because it is white, simply formatted and clean looking.
Sorry to be so critical. I'm sure someone spent a lot of time on this, but I long for the original look and think you could do better.
Cheers!
Dave
Ugh. Better than before, but still overly cluttered. A few, targeted comments that I think would make a big difference:
1. White space/margins: There is far too little white space on the page. The right and left columns, in particular, ram right up against the edge of the content area. Give them some breathing room!
2. Google ads: Mixing the Google ads into the content column is fine, but they're awkwardly spaced and jammed up against the postings.
3. Design continuity: There are so many different fonts and font treatments happening, it's difficult to make sense of things. The dot matrix font, the strange halo'd font in the banner, the nav bar, the italicized "Welcome to Queerty" font, that horrendous Search button…. simplicity in styling would go a long way to easing up on the clutter.
Love the site, hate the design.