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Wired redesign verdict: Looking good

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The new Wired designSo the new Wired site is here. What do you think? Personally I think it’s a step in the right direction. They have maintained their visual identity without being crippled by it. And the number of ads are surprisingly low, hopefully that is a new trend. Then again, that only means that the ads will cost more on these big hotshot sites.

The top part, around the logo, on the front page looks bad though. The sub pages need work though, too wide text columns and a bit more line height would do them good.

What do you think?

By the way, don’t miss the Wired design stroll down memory lane.

Originally posted on March 16, 2007 @ 8:38 am

Video games aren’t just for kids anymore

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It’s a-me, Mario!Really? I’m baffled by that statement, it’s so retarded that I don’t know where to begin. Of course video games aren’t for just kids anymore, have you seen the games? Seriously. How can Reuters print this shit?

Anyway, Nielsen/NatRatings have conducted a study which states that 37% of the US adults venturing online own a video game console, and 16% own a portable gaming device. Out of these people, 71% are married and 66% have at least one child.

“As game consoles have become increasingly sophisticated, families have incorporated them into their centralized home media centers, which include the television, digital recording device, digital music player and the PC,” said Carolyn Creekmore, senior director of media analytics, Nielsen//NetRatings.

Good golly, they’re grownups playing games!

Originally posted on March 15, 2007 @ 2:22 am

Wikia launches gaming wiki magazine

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WikiaBeing a gamer as well as a games journo, I’m thrilled that Wikia have launched a gaming wiki magazine. Actually, thrilled might be an overstatement, but I’m at least curious to see how it turns out in the end since there’s a lot of ambitious writers out there.

The gaming wiki magazine is called gaming.wikia and follows the Wikia style that we know from other publications within the brand. In other words, it could look a lot better.

Three other wiki magazines where launched as well, covering health, music and cars.

Originally posted on March 16, 2007 @ 3:43 am

Vatican goes TV

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Vatican, or something like thatThe Hollywood Reporter reports that the Vatican will launch a TV network to bring news and original entertainment worldwide. The network, called H2O, will be available in seven languages and will not be “destructive”, as Pope Benedict XVI criticized the media of being a while back.

The idea is to launch H2O by the end of the year. Hopefully they’ll broadcast online as well so that everyone can take a closer look at what a Vatican powered TV network looks like, and therefore get to know how media should be to not be destructive.

Then again, who cares if they broadcast online. It will all end up on YouTube anyway, and then the Vatican will sue and the Pope will declare it immoral or something. Right?

Originally posted on March 14, 2007 @ 1:59 am